Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
41
26
18
22
18
9
10
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:51PM3.81m
7:36AM3.74m
8:01PM3.56m
9:03AM3.50m
9:28PM3.48m
Low Tide
12:30PM0.94m
00:55AM0.88m
1:28PM1.32m
2:06AM1.14m
2:48PM1.62m
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6:38
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Temp °C
15
17
17
16
14
12
10
10
11
12
14
13
12
11
10
11
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
9
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
9
9
8
7
5
6
9
10
10
10
11
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