Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
33
32
30
46
61
30
31
32
32
31
31
29
28
17
17
17
17
17
17
12
20
18
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
E
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
25
N
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
35
E
25
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:08AM2.59m
4:51PM2.76m
5:29AM2.76m
5:55PM3.03m
6:19AM3.02m
6:38PM3.35m
Low Tide
10:38AM1.58m
11:29PM1.44m
11:49AM1.35m
00:24AM1.18m
12:35PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:23
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
16
17
19
20
20
20
18
16
16
17
19
19
18
19
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
12
12
15
18
16
16
13
11
11
13
15
13
14
17
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