Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
23
14
10
13
13
13
13
13
20
18
22
43
57
50
56
46
47
47
42
20
14
13
13
13
15
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:28AM3.74m
10:32PM3.95m
11:24AM3.94m
11:28PM4.12m
12:09PM4.12m
00:16AM4.27m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.87m
4:30PM1.46m
5:05AM0.69m
5:27PM1.21m
5:53AM0.54m
6:13PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:26
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7:28
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4:23
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4:22
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4:20
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4:16
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Temp °C
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
4
2
3
5
5
5
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
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