White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
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)
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
131
105
105
103
82
80
67
50
37
36
30
20
20
12
9
9
9
9
4
4
5
5
6
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:11PM3.14m
11:59AM3.20m
00:22AM3.33m
1:01PM3.39m
1:14AM3.61m
1:48PM3.62m
Low Tide
5:30AM1.69m
6:10PM1.76m
6:46AM1.45m
7:06PM1.52m
7:34AM1.14m
7:46PM1.26m
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5:54
5:56
5:58
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8:28
8:25
8:22
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Temp °C
14
13
13
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
16
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
9
12
15
16
15
15
14
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
12
12
12
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