White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
21
24
33
32
31
31
57
63
90
119
172
249
310
307
336
402
603
412
353
336
297
255
255
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
7:18AM3.92m
7:45PM3.55m
8:10AM3.56m
8:39PM3.29m
9:17AM3.27m
9:50PM3.13m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.97m
1:14PM1.05m
1:28AM1.25m
1:59PM1.43m
2:22AM1.52m
3:00PM1.74m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
11
14
14
13
9
8
6
6
5
8
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
12
12
10
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