Surf Forecasts:
Whitesand Bay surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, N swell with 94 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whitesand Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Whitesand Bay in the next 16 days are 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whitesand Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you—Whitesand Bay is usually a pretty consistent little beginner-friendly spot, and it's exposed to the swell, so it can pick up waves when other places are flat. But for this 16-day window, it's a real struggle. The forecast is showing nothing but poor surf conditions right through—every single session is marked as poor, and the scores are all bottom of the barrel. So there's no good surf on offer at all.
We start off Friday afternoon, July 17, with a tiny 0.7ft SSW swell and a moderate cross-shore breeze—just not happening. The energy is weak (24). Water temp is 61°F with an anomaly of 1°F, so about normal for the time of year, but that doesn't help.
Saturday the 18th brings a bit more swell—2ft to 3ft from the north—but the wind is a fresh cross-off, so it's clean but still tiny. The period is only 4 seconds, so it's windswell, not groundswell. Energy is still low (25–38). Sunday the 19th goes glassy in the morning with a 0.3ft SW swell, but that's barely a ripple. The next week is a mix of small north swells and inconsistent SW pulses, but the wind is always problematic—cross, cross-off, or even cross-on. The biggest swell pops up around July 27 and 28, with 5ft from the west and moderate energy (230–240), but the wind is cross-on and choppy, so it's messy. That's too big for beginners anyway, but the quality is poor.
After that, July 29–31 sees north swells again, small and weak. Even August 1 shows a 4ft west swell with cross-on wind and choppy conditions. The only clean moments come when the swell is tiny, like 0.3ft, so it's not worth paddling out.
To sum it up: there's a solid 16-day gap with no surf worth chasing. Whitesand Bay is fairly consistent, so it's a bit unusual to see such a blank run, but sometimes the cards just don't line up. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but for now, leave the boards at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 6 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 77 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 71 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:11PM4.41m | 10:35AM3.84m | 10:55PM4.22m | 11:18AM3.65m | 11:38PM3.95m | 12:02PM3.44m | 00:23AM3.62m | 12:48PM3.21m | 1:11AM3.29m | 1:40PM3.00m | 2:08AM3.00m | 2:45PM2.86m | 3:20AM2.82m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.22m | 4:43AM0.17m | 4:47PM0.35m | 5:25AM0.37m | 5:29PM0.55m | 6:06AM0.63m | 6:11PM0.79m | 6:49AM0.90m | 6:58PM1.05m | 7:35AM1.15m | 7:54PM1.28m | 8:33AM1.35m | 9:07PM1.43m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | N 5 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 11 | W 8 | SE 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 21 | SW 12 | W 7 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | ESE 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 77 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 71 | 62 | 28 | 60 | 31 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 733 | 298 | 327 | 432 | 112 | 306 | 200 | 306 | 306 | 298 | 124 | 151 | 872 | 411 | 707 | 432 | 112 | 167 | 410 | 409 |
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