White Sands Surf Break

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

Issued: 12 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 19). 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 (19 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (19 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (19 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
10
11
11
7
7
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
5
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:48PM4.17m
6:52AM4.42m
7:44PM3.95m
7:47AM4.22m
8:41PM3.77m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.12m
00:27AM0.95m
1:06PM0.33m
1:18AM1.16m
2:02PM0.59m
2:14AM1.35m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:22
4:22
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
10:00
10:00
10:00
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
18
17
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
14
15
16
13
13
12
9
9
11
12
12
12
10
9
10
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
15
9
10
11
11
7
7
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
9
5
3
1
1
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
260
213
210
132
132
128
146
299
377
377
377
363
310
310
247
247
247
237
237
237
237
237
247
247
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
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