White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
N
10
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
12
11
10
11
11
7
7
5
5
2
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
10
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:42PM4.60m
3:48AM4.94m
4:26PM4.63m
4:30AM4.98m
5:06PM4.54m
Low Tide
9:21AM-0.14m
9:35PM0.43m
10:03AM-0.27m
10:14PM0.38m
10:43AM-0.24m
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rain showers
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
26
27
25
22
20
19
19
21
22
22
16
15
14
14
15
16
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
22
26
27
26
23
19
18
18
18
19
17
15
15
14
14
14
12
16
17
15
12
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