Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.9° 

White Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at White Sands today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
9
23
38
190
120
61
31
17
9
6
3
3
7
11
11
6
4
11
19
37
51
75
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
S
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
SSW
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:02AM4.65m
3:30PM4.52m
3:37AM4.75m
4:03PM4.56m
4:13AM4.75m
4:37PM4.50m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.02m
9:27PM0.34m
9:49AM-0.03m
10:02PM0.26m
10:24AM0.05m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
12
14
14
15
11
11
11
11
10
12
14
15
14
13
11
10
10
12
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
11
4
5
6
5
6
9
10
13
11
10
7
6
6
8
9
8
7
8
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