White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 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 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
10 AM
1 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
40
57
62
71
67
65
63
65
65
63
60
58
54
45
45
30
35
28
22
24
25
18
15
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
9:32AM-0.03m
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
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
Feels °C
10
10
12
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
9
9
11
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
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