Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
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
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
28
37
34
34
34
34
34
34
33
33
32
30
46
61
31
31
32
32
31
31
28
28
27
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:21AM2.63m
3:11PM2.65m
4:08AM2.59m
4:51PM2.76m
5:29AM2.76m
5:55PM3.03m
Low Tide
8:47AM1.64m
9:57PM1.61m
10:38AM1.58m
11:29PM1.44m
11:49AM1.35m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
18
17
17
17
20
21
21
22
Feels °C
9
10
9
10
10
9
10
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
11
14
13
13
12
16
19
18
17
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