White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.8°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 2PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
7
1.6
N
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
15
15
17
14
14
13
6
6
6
2
1
1
1
1
6
132
250
149
105
60
47
33
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:57AM3.66m
00:16AM3.81m
1:03PM3.95m
1:14AM4.19m
1:56PM4.25m
Low Tide
5:26AM1.21m
6:08PM1.39m
6:43AM0.82m
7:09PM1.10m
7:38AM0.40m
7:56PM0.80m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
15
17
16
15
13
12
12
13
12
15
15
14
13
13
12
10
12
14
16
15
12
Feels °C
12
8
9
11
11
8
6
5
5
5
4
6
7
6
4
5
6
3
6
9
13
10
7
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