White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
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)
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.9
SE
5
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
49
59
43
42
40
43
38
25
24
24
25
14
13
22
23
24
20
19
18
12
11
5
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
1:25AM4.11m
2:04PM4.23m
2:17AM4.46m
2:56PM4.46m
3:04AM4.76m
3:42PM4.60m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.53m
8:08PM0.77m
8:36AM0.14m
8:53PM0.56m
9:21AM-0.14m
9:35PM0.43m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
20
21
19
18
18
18
21
23
25
23
22
21
20
19
22
23
24
24
20
Feels °C
11
12
14
16
18
20
18
16
17
17
20
22
23
21
20
20
19
17
22
24
24
24
20
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