Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
32
20
13
21
41
41
32
20
19
14
15
26
21
19
16
15
10
13
13
13
13
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:01AM3.60m
8:12PM3.72m
9:20AM3.60m
9:27PM3.79m
10:28AM3.74m
10:32PM3.95m
Low Tide
1:38PM1.60m
2:36AM0.98m
3:11PM1.63m
4:01AM0.87m
4:30PM1.46m
5:05AM0.69m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
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4:25
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4:23
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Temp °C
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
9
8
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
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