White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
17
25
22
19
17
9
9
8
4
5
11
41
77
75
81
66
64
45
44
44
28
61
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
SE
10
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:31AM3.80m
9:23PM3.58m
9:34AM3.73m
10:25PM3.61m
10:44AM3.75m
Low Tide
2:07AM1.33m
2:45PM0.93m
3:07AM1.39m
3:48PM1.02m
4:18AM1.36m
5:00PM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:33
4:35
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:52
9:52
 mm
2
3
3
Temp °C
16
15
16
19
22
24
24
20
18
17
17
20
23
24
23
20
18
17
17
19
21
21
20
11
Feels °C
13
12
14
16
20
22
23
19
16
15
16
18
21
22
22
18
17
16
16
19
21
21
21
6
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