Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 2PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly severe gales.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
7
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
8
3
W
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
8
1.9
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
15
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
W
7
3
W
7
3
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
542
1871
1656
1616
1285
789
600
481
644
761
675
548
430
412
335
397
784
2620
4497
1461
1164
993
919
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
40
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
SW
30
SSE
45
ESE
45
SE
30
SE
10
ENE
85
NNW
75
NW
65
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
55
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:04AM2.66m
4:27PM3.01m
5:02AM2.95m
5:16PM3.32m
5:44AM3.29m
5:56PM3.65m
Low Tide
10:23AM1.43m
11:06PM1.16m
11:16AM1.15m
11:48PM0.84m
11:58AM0.85m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:54
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7:56
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7:58
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6:15
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6:13
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6:10
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 mm
1
2
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1
1
2
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1
7
6
1
6
4
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Temp °C
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
10
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
2
-2
-3
-2
1
3
6
4
3
5
6
9
7
3
5
7
11
-7
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
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