Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.8
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
70
89
131
160
176
163
163
212
277
345
481
526
617
692
715
616
466
264
199
190
123
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
N
5
N
10
NE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
20
SW
15
SSW
5
W
15
W
20
W
35
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM3.01m
9:46PM3.19m
10:51AM3.10m
10:57PM3.34m
11:50AM3.33m
Low Tide
2:25AM1.60m
2:52PM1.95m
4:03AM1.61m
4:32PM1.91m
5:25AM1.40m
5:43PM1.68m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:48
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7:50
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7:52
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6:00
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5:58
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5:55
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 mm
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1
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3
5
4
2
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2
2
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
5
4
3
3
5
4
3
4
7
8
10
8
6
2
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