Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
10
20
19
32
27
21
14
10
10
7
7
6
6
6
4
4
12
26
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:47PM3.27m
5:27AM3.31m
5:57PM3.59m
6:30AM3.57m
6:54PM3.96m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.97m
12:00PM0.90m
00:38AM0.64m
12:57PM0.60m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
19
21
22
21
Feels °C
14
13
16
13
10
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
12
15
19
21
21
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