Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.9°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
22
39
28
37
49
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:30AM4.07m
5:44PM3.97m
6:40AM3.77m
6:54PM3.79m
Low Tide
10:56PM0.44m
11:21AM1.01m
11:54PM0.69m
12:21PM1.35m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
9
11
11
8
6
8
10
9
7
8
8
8
6
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