White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 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 (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). 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 (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
31
22
21
21
21
21
15
15
21
22
15
23
41
36
26
25
23
15
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
WNW
0
S
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
W
20
W
35
W
40
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:04PM4.33m
4:07AM4.67m
4:35PM4.37m
4:40AM4.66m
5:08PM4.33m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.50m
10:20AM0.06m
10:28PM0.45m
10:52AM0.09m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:07
 mm
1
2
7
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
18
17
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
14
12
12
13
16
17
15
14
13
12
12
15
10
6
8
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