White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.4°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
45
113
122
119
68
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:06PM4.39m
5:19AM4.52m
5:40PM4.14m
5:57AM4.19m
6:14PM3.85m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.12m
10:58PM0.41m
11:20AM0.43m
11:32PM0.60m
11:54AM0.79m
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light rain
part cloud
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:25
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
20
20
19
17
18
17
14
14
16
17
16
13
12
12
11
13
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
16
18
17
17
15
15
15
8
7
8
11
10
8
7
8
8
10
12
13
8
6
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