Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
12.8°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 2AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
155
176
187
192
219
254
345
481
535
552
632
675
659
582
392
235
153
121
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46PM3.19m
10:51AM3.10m
10:57PM3.34m
11:50AM3.33m
Low Tide
2:52PM1.95m
4:03AM1.61m
4:32PM1.91m
5:25AM1.40m
5:43PM1.68m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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7:50
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7:52
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6:00
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5:58
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5:55
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 mm
—
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1
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2
6
4
3
—
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2
6
2
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
8
7
4
3
4
4
4
3
5
9
8
9
8
7
6
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