Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.7° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 3PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
W
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
4
4
12
26
40
59
80
77
109
92
121
119
119
121
135
176
140
137
109
96
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SSW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:54PM3.96m
7:22AM3.83m
7:42PM4.27m
8:07AM4.01m
8:26PM4.48m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.60m
1:31AM0.32m
1:44PM0.34m
2:17AM0.08m
2:26PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:49
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
21
22
21
21
20
19
21
23
22
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
13
16
20
21
21
21
18
15
18
22
18
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
18
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