Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.7°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
11
13
12
20
36
75
59
53
31
23
18
18
17
28
45
33
37
15
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
30
S
20
SSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:50PM3.98m
00:54AM4.23m
1:37PM4.24m
1:41AM4.49m
2:17PM4.43m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.68m
6:54PM1.13m
7:20AM0.37m
7:37PM0.84m
8:01AM0.15m
8:15PM0.60m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:24
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7:26
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6:30
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6:28
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6:25
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 mm
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3
1
1
1
4
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Temp °C
8
8
9
11
12
11
9
8
8
7
8
11
12
11
9
12
14
14
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
4
4
4
6
7
6
4
3
3
2
3
7
7
7
3
8
7
9
2
3
3
2
1
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