Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.0°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
25
15
5
5
6
13
12
11
12
18
13
40
55
56
91
150
161
257
262
276
321
413
432
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
SW
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:37AM4.75m
4:03PM4.56m
4:13AM4.75m
4:37PM4.50m
4:53AM4.63m
5:15PM4.33m
Low Tide
9:49AM-0.03m
10:02PM0.26m
10:24AM0.05m
10:38PM0.27m
11:02AM0.25m
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rain showers
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
10
12
14
16
14
13
12
12
10
12
14
14
14
14
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16
18
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
5
6
6
8
10
13
11
10
9
8
5
8
7
8
8
8
10
10
11
12
14
14
13
10
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