Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.8° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 3AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
N
9
0.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
186
219
255
345
426
461
488
552
603
659
542
351
338
190
118
101
58
48
22
18
9
6
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
10
WSW
15
S
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
10:51AM3.10m
10:57PM3.34m
11:50AM3.33m
11:51PM3.58m
12:35PM3.62m
Low Tide
4:03AM1.61m
4:32PM1.91m
5:25AM1.40m
5:43PM1.68m
6:16AM1.09m
6:31PM1.39m
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1
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8
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Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
8
8
7
4
3
3
4
5
4
5
8
8
9
11
9
6
2
-1
1
2
3
7
5
4
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