White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.6° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
5
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
ENE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
2
7
3
5
11
22
67
116
149
131
131
107
85
65
64
45
36
27
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:43AM4.39m
6:17PM3.99m
6:20AM4.25m
6:56PM3.87m
7:03AM4.07m
7:42PM3.72m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.74m
11:57AM0.37m
00:05AM0.83m
12:34PM0.52m
00:45AM0.96m
1:16PM0.73m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:12
9:09
 mm
1
2
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
19
17
15
15
16
16
18
15
14
15
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
13
12
11
12
13
11
10
12
14
17
19
16
13
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
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