White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
5
4
5
10
4
5
6
21
18
18
18
10
10
10
10
8
4
8
3
3
3
9
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:43AM3.44m
1:17PM3.50m
1:35AM3.64m
2:06PM3.66m
2:19AM3.86m
2:48PM3.82m
Low Tide
7:00AM1.37m
7:23PM1.41m
7:49AM1.14m
8:05PM1.22m
8:31AM0.89m
8:42PM1.04m
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:03
5:05
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9:30
9:28
9:25
 mm
1
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
15
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
20
22
21
19
Feels °C
9
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
10
7
7
8
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
16
17
18
18
18
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