White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
35
37
40
57
62
71
67
65
75
89
89
86
81
68
54
45
45
35
24
23
16
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:04PM4.08m
1:32AM4.13m
2:06PM4.30m
2:26AM4.39m
3:03PM4.48m
3:17AM4.63m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.81m
7:46AM0.57m
8:14PM0.65m
8:41AM0.23m
9:04PM0.53m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:39
4:41
4:41
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:49
9:47
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
9
9
11
12
11
12
13
11
11
11
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