Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
31
48
50
37
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
27
26
26
26
37
15
46
45
43
47
46
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
45
W
50
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:37PM4.24m
1:41AM4.49m
2:17PM4.43m
2:22AM4.66m
2:53PM4.54m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.37m
7:37PM0.84m
8:01AM0.15m
8:15PM0.60m
8:37AM0.05m
8:50PM0.42m
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light rain
light rain
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rain showers
clear
clear
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7:28
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6:28
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6:25
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6:22
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4
2
1
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2
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Temp °C
8
7
8
11
13
10
9
10
11
15
15
13
13
11
10
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
2
3
7
8
6
4
5
8
8
8
5
5
2
2
3
1
-1
0
0
-1
0
0
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