White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.6°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
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
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
5
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
5
10
7
3
5
5
4
4
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
5
W
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
0
NNW
0
SE
5
ENE
15
SE
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:45AM4.80m
3:21PM4.61m
3:25AM4.93m
3:58PM4.64m
4:04AM4.91m
4:33PM4.56m
Low Tide
9:02AM-0.15m
9:14PM0.39m
9:39AM-0.20m
9:49PM0.30m
10:14AM-0.11m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
16
18
15
13
12
13
15
17
19
20
18
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
15
15
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
11
14
10
9
8
8
9
12
14
15
14
15
12
12
12
13
14
15
13
13
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