White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
43
128
151
99
193
249
279
238
220
284
353
403
511
298
264
237
255
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
0
NW
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:45PM3.55m
8:10AM3.56m
8:39PM3.29m
9:17AM3.27m
9:50PM3.13m
Low Tide
1:14PM1.05m
1:28AM1.25m
1:59PM1.43m
2:22AM1.52m
3:00PM1.74m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
15
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
15
13
8
8
7
6
5
9
10
12
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
11
10
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