White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.8° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (12 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.6
S
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
16
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
0
2
3
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
7
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SE
0
ESE
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25AM4.93m
3:58PM4.64m
4:04AM4.91m
4:33PM4.56m
4:42AM4.77m
5:06PM4.39m
Low Tide
9:39AM-0.20m
9:49PM0.30m
10:14AM-0.11m
10:24PM0.31m
10:47AM0.12m
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:34
7:30
 mm
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
17
18
19
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
20
21
19
18
Feels °C
9
8
8
12
14
14
14
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
11
11
14
15
18
20
17
15
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