Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.8° 

Whitesand Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whitesand Bay today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Whitesand Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.9
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.9
SW
8
3
SW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
2.1
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
52
111
128
132
82
82
109
136
122
258
229
163
447
1360
1102
680
565
430
388
513
472
558
1018
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSE
35
S
25
S
5
SSW
30
WSW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
20
SW
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:00AM3.75m
8:15PM4.15m
8:31AM3.92m
8:46PM4.29m
9:03AM4.03m
9:19PM4.34m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.40m
2:14PM0.35m
2:40AM0.24m
2:44PM0.23m
3:09AM0.15m
3:14PM0.18m
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
1
2
8
1
1
1
4
5
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
15
16
14
15
14
15
14
14
12
12
14
17
13
11
14
15
14
14
13
10
11
9
8
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