White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.6
W
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
7
3
6
6
5
5
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
5
6
11
10
10
11
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:11AM3.35m
11:43PM3.33m
12:18PM3.38m
00:43AM3.44m
1:17PM3.50m
Low Tide
4:36AM1.61m
5:19PM1.62m
5:56AM1.54m
6:29PM1.56m
7:00AM1.37m
7:23PM1.41m
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4:58
5:00
5:01
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9:32
9:30
9:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
16
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19
19
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
18
15
14
14
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14
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16
15
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
11
12
8
8
6
6
7
11
13
13
11
10
11
10
13
12
14
11
10
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