White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.0° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
14
13
8
8
8
12
16
22
36
48
42
23
20
19
35
41
36
35
26
26
26
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
10
S
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:02AM4.00m
8:43PM3.60m
8:58AM3.69m
9:38PM3.42m
10:01AM3.46m
Low Tide
1:29AM1.15m
2:06PM0.93m
2:19AM1.36m
2:58PM1.27m
3:20AM1.53m
4:02PM1.52m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:36
9:35
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
15
19
20
17
16
15
14
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
21
23
22
17
Feels °C
12
12
12
15
14
18
18
15
15
15
12
14
17
17
17
15
16
15
15
17
20
22
17
11
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