Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
17
15
25
64
88
170
261
285
247
254
373
299
412
474
495
432
329
268
185
181
153
149
107
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
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
High Tide
4:13AM4.75m
4:37PM4.50m
4:53AM4.63m
5:15PM4.33m
5:37AM4.40m
5:58PM4.09m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.26m
10:24AM0.05m
10:38PM0.27m
11:02AM0.25m
11:18PM0.38m
11:43AM0.56m
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
14
13
13
15
15
16
17
18
18
20
16
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
7
6
6
10
10
12
12
14
14
17
13
11
10
9
9
11
14
13
10
9
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