Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.5°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.3
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
54
56
58
60
47
40
30
22
21
14
13
13
13
17
32
30
39
28
30
21
29
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:28PM4.12m
12:09PM4.12m
00:16AM4.27m
12:49PM4.26m
1:00AM4.36m
Low Tide
5:27PM1.21m
5:53AM0.54m
6:13PM0.95m
6:34AM0.45m
6:51PM0.73m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:26
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7:28
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7:30
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4:22
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Temp °C
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
3
4
5
6
6
7
5
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
6
7
7
6
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