Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 12PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
W
8
2.4
W
7
2.4
W
7
2.3
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.1
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.2
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
5
1
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
943
1045
1293
985
792
734
585
553
481
421
341
280
212
108
61
38
72
57
43
27
33
75
203
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM3.80m
7:03PM4.16m
7:25AM4.00m
7:40PM4.27m
7:59AM4.12m
8:15PM4.26m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.37m
1:32AM0.16m
1:42PM0.22m
2:03AM0.11m
2:14PM0.15m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:33
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7:35
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7:37
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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6:40
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6:38
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6:37
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 mm
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1
1
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1
3
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Temp °C
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
5
8
7
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
8
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