Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
3
11
13
12
20
23
53
57
40
29
21
18
18
17
28
17
26
16
26
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
30
S
20
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:50PM3.98m
00:54AM4.23m
1:37PM4.24m
1:41AM4.49m
2:17PM4.43m
Low Tide
6:54PM1.13m
7:20AM0.37m
7:37PM0.84m
8:01AM0.15m
8:15PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:22
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7:24
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7:26
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6:30
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6:28
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6:25
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3
1
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Temp °C
9
11
13
11
10
8
8
7
8
11
12
11
9
12
15
14
12
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
4
6
8
6
5
3
3
2
3
7
7
7
3
8
9
7
3
4
3
2
1
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