White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.7
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
9
9
5
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
5
10
19
19
32
30
45
45
45
43
40
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
S
10
ENE
10
E
5
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:52AM3.71m
00:23AM3.77m
1:04PM3.96m
1:25AM4.11m
2:04PM4.23m
Low Tide
5:21AM1.27m
6:06PM1.24m
6:42AM0.94m
7:14PM1.02m
7:44AM0.53m
8:08PM0.77m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
15
17
15
12
11
11
14
16
15
15
13
12
12
12
15
17
20
22
20
Feels °C
14
13
11
11
8
11
10
8
7
8
11
14
12
10
8
8
9
10
15
16
18
22
18
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