White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
25
21
15
15
15
14
14
31
21
20
36
25
24
16
20
11
12
7
7
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
S
0
NNE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
30
W
40
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:07AM4.67m
4:35PM4.37m
4:40AM4.66m
5:08PM4.33m
5:15AM4.56m
5:43PM4.21m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.06m
10:28PM0.45m
10:52AM0.09m
11:02PM0.48m
11:27AM0.23m
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light rain
light rain
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rain showers
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light rain
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light rain
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part cloud
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:07
8:06
 mm
5
4
1
3
1
2
9
9
3
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
18
19
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
13
14
12
13
15
16
17
15
14
13
13
13
16
14
7
10
8
9
8
9
9
11
11
11
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