White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
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)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
13
10
17
70
191
206
176
176
146
146
119
95
93
66
64
48
30
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
55
W
45
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:42PM3.72m
7:57AM3.85m
8:40PM3.57m
9:05AM3.67m
9:52PM3.48m
Low Tide
1:16PM0.73m
1:31AM1.13m
2:07PM0.98m
2:30AM1.29m
3:13PM1.22m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:07
9:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
16
16
17
14
13
13
14
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
7
5
6
8
8
8
9
12
14
13
8
8
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
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