White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.5
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
102
79
173
198
202
186
128
73
53
51
48
35
21
18
12
12
7
7
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
0
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
0
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:33PM4.22m
3:35AM4.59m
4:04PM4.33m
4:07AM4.67m
4:35PM4.37m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.29m
9:24PM0.62m
9:48AM0.12m
9:55PM0.50m
10:20AM0.06m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
2
1
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
17
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
14
12
12
12
12
16
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
16
15
18
15
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