Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.7° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
N
21
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.3
NNE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
21
22
23
23
23
16
8
7
6
2
1
1
5
18
21
41
39
71
74
70
55
34
33
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:29AM4.04m
5:37PM3.87m
6:09AM3.72m
6:16PM3.60m
6:58AM3.40m
7:07PM3.36m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.57m
11:22AM0.93m
11:40PM0.81m
11:58AM1.24m
00:22AM1.10m
12:40PM1.54m
cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:43
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Temp °C
16
16
15
11
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
10
11
11
7
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
8
7
8
6
5
4
5
4
7
7
8
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