White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Jul 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
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)
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
5
6
6
3
11
11
10
17
16
16
10
10
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
5
SSE
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
25
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:17PM3.50m
1:35AM3.64m
2:06PM3.66m
2:19AM3.86m
2:48PM3.82m
Low Tide
7:23PM1.41m
7:49AM1.14m
8:05PM1.22m
8:31AM0.89m
8:42PM1.04m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:03
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:28
9:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
15
18
19
19
16
15
15
16
18
21
22
20
19
Feels °C
13
12
14
12
13
10
7
7
10
11
13
14
12
12
14
15
15
16
18
19
18
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