White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
5
5
13
12
11
18
26
26
31
30
24
23
22
13
13
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:36PM3.09m
11:34AM3.12m
11:49PM3.31m
12:34PM3.35m
Low Tide
3:46PM1.99m
4:58AM1.71m
5:36PM1.86m
6:18AM1.44m
6:35PM1.60m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
12
11
12
12
12
15
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
20
19
17
15
Feels °C
9
6
7
6
8
9
9
10
12
14
14
17
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
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