White Sands Surf Break

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

Issued: 6 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
12.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (20 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (20 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
3
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
7
20
22
30
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
0
NW
5
E
10
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:52AM4.42m
7:44PM3.95m
7:47AM4.22m
8:41PM3.77m
8:44AM4.00m
9:38PM3.64m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.33m
1:18AM1.16m
2:02PM0.59m
2:14AM1.35m
3:00PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:22
4:22
4:22
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10:00
10:00
10:00
10:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
18
17
15
14
13
13
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
17
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
10
9
10
11
12
13
12
10
9
10
12
15
13
13
13
14
13
13
15
16
19
21
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.6
ESE
5
Energy kJ
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
5
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
3
7
20
22
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
258
295
379
289
508
289
310
295
295
247
247
237
237
237
237
237
247
247
247
293
296
293
293
80
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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