White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 4PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
N
22
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
5
4
9
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:54PM3.91m
1:56AM4.22m
2:27PM4.17m
2:29AM4.47m
2:58PM4.38m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.75m
7:49PM1.01m
8:11AM0.44m
8:21PM0.74m
8:43AM0.18m
8:54PM0.51m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
15
15
14
15
16
14
12
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
10
10
10
11
12
9
7
8
8
10
9
8
6
6
7
8
10
11
10
10
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