Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
W
6
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
203
165
167
131
152
156
193
181
237
261
240
206
160
130
130
125
85
61
50
23
21
15
Wind (km/h)
35
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:16AM3.65m
11:36PM3.83m
12:00PM3.50m
00:23AM3.60m
12:52PM3.31m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.63m
5:51AM0.68m
6:01PM0.81m
6:37AM0.88m
6:56PM1.01m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:02
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
15
14
15
15
17
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
17
Feels °C
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
9
7
8
8
9
10
11
8
8
8
9
10
12
12
12
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