White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
493
460
470
388
380
302
235
192
122
72
68
49
46
36
26
16
25
21
18
18
17
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:07PM4.06m
7:12AM4.33m
7:54PM3.82m
8:02AM4.00m
8:43PM3.60m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.22m
00:44AM0.93m
1:20PM0.56m
1:29AM1.15m
2:06PM0.93m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:50
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:38
9:37
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
17
17
15
14
13
12
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
18
21
21
17
Feels °C
10
12
14
13
11
11
11
10
12
11
13
12
11
12
12
12
14
18
20
19
15
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