White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1° 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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
10
10
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:06PM3.66m
2:19AM3.86m
2:48PM3.82m
2:57AM4.09m
3:26PM3.95m
Low Tide
8:05PM1.22m
8:31AM0.89m
8:42PM1.04m
9:08AM0.66m
9:16PM0.88m
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clear
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light rain
light rain
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:25
9:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
16
16
15
15
19
21
22
22
19
17
18
18
18
20
20
16
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
15
14
17
17
19
19
18
16
17
17
17
18
17
13
10
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