White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
12
12
12
17
20
29
41
60
62
76
71
71
57
73
94
150
128
128
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48PM3.62m
1:56AM3.91m
2:26PM3.85m
2:31AM4.20m
3:00PM4.06m
Low Tide
7:46PM1.26m
8:12AM0.82m
8:20PM1.01m
8:45AM0.53m
8:52PM0.79m
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light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
10
12
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
16
15
14
14
13
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