Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.3°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
NNE
11
0.5
NNE
11
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
47
46
45
50
47
66
64
63
59
57
55
107
72
72
47
45
45
31
39
75
76
88
Wind (km/h)
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:22AM4.66m
2:53PM4.54m
3:01AM4.73m
3:27PM4.55m
3:39AM4.69m
3:59PM4.48m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.05m
8:50PM0.42m
9:11AM0.06m
9:23PM0.32m
9:43AM0.18m
9:56PM0.31m
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clear
clear
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clear
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7:31
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7:33
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6:22
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6:20
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6:17
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1
1
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Temp °C
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
13
9
9
9
10
11
14
16
15
17
Feels °C
2
-1
-1
0
1
1
2
3
5
5
7
10
11
10
5
4
5
7
9
12
14
12
13
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