White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
179
94
64
33
35
30
21
21
25
20
14
13
13
14
14
18
35
32
26
17
16
15
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:35AM4.59m
4:04PM4.33m
4:07AM4.67m
4:35PM4.37m
4:40AM4.66m
5:08PM4.33m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.12m
9:55PM0.50m
10:20AM0.06m
10:28PM0.45m
10:52AM0.09m
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:07
 mm
2
4
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
11
12
15
14
14
12
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
15
14
13
11
10
11
12
10
8
7
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