White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
75
79
81
107
113
99
96
75
223
255
222
165
125
92
48
20
16
26
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
0
WNW
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:00PM4.06m
3:04AM4.43m
3:33PM4.22m
3:35AM4.59m
4:04PM4.33m
Low Tide
8:52PM0.79m
9:17AM0.29m
9:24PM0.62m
9:48AM0.12m
9:55PM0.50m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
18
18
17
16
14
13
13
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
14
12
14
16
15
15
14
11
10
11
16
14
13
13
13
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