White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.1°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
24
23
22
13
13
12
12
12
12
33
44
37
31
29
23
24
18
9
15
8
10
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
NNW
10
NW
15
NNE
0
SSE
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:49PM3.31m
12:34PM3.35m
00:41AM3.62m
1:18PM3.63m
1:21AM3.93m
1:54PM3.91m
Low Tide
6:18AM1.44m
6:35PM1.60m
7:04AM1.10m
7:15PM1.30m
7:39AM0.75m
7:49PM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
 mm
1
5
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
20
21
19
17
16
14
12
12
13
13
15
14
12
11
11
12
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
17
16
17
16
18
18
18
16
15
13
9
10
10
12
13
13
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
12
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