White Sands Surf Break

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
36
45
45
44
44
41
39
26
26
22
22
13
12
12
11
10
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:57PM4.53m
5:07AM4.64m
5:53PM4.37m
5:59AM4.57m
6:48PM4.17m
6:52AM4.42m
Low Tide
10:29AM-0.04m
10:50PM0.55m
11:21AM-0.01m
11:38PM0.73m
12:13PM0.12m
00:27AM0.95m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:22
4:22
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
9:59
9:59
10:00
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
16
18
19
18
16
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
20
20
18
16
15
12
13
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
11
10
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
15
13
14
15
16
13
15
12
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
28
36
45
45
44
44
41
39
26
26
22
9
6
12
12
11
10
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
22
13
5
3
6
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
5
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
5
1
3
2
3
6
5
11
6
2
1
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
187
188
237
185
188
188
237
237
259
259
237
206
132
237
237
262
262
210
210
276
258
258
276
265
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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