White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

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

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
55
73
75
79
98
107
118
124
99
99
196
202
273
176
105
66
36
26
12
21
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:00PM4.06m
3:04AM4.43m
3:33PM4.22m
3:35AM4.59m
4:04PM4.33m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.53m
8:52PM0.79m
9:17AM0.29m
9:24PM0.62m
9:48AM0.12m
9:55PM0.50m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
11
10
10
13
13
12
14
14
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