White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.9
NE
9
2.2
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
136
127
139
178
183
284
586
784
749
612
528
481
481
406
397
281
206
151
122
98
90
71
61
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
0
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:38AM4.79m
6:21PM4.29m
6:24AM4.61m
7:07PM4.06m
7:12AM4.33m
7:54PM3.82m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.58m
11:52AM-0.04m
00:01AM0.73m
12:36PM0.22m
00:44AM0.93m
1:20PM0.56m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:42
9:40
9:38
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
18
18
16
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
10
13
12
12
11
12
12
9
9
10
12
13
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
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