White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
64
33
31
30
21
25
25
21
15
18
14
14
16
32
47
37
36
25
16
16
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NE
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:04PM4.33m
4:07AM4.67m
4:35PM4.37m
4:40AM4.66m
5:08PM4.33m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.12m
9:55PM0.50m
10:20AM0.06m
10:28PM0.45m
10:52AM0.09m
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
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
4
1
1
5
4
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
14
15
14
13
15
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
13
15
12
11
11
12
11
8
8
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