Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
12.6°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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
9
0.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
535
562
512
566
659
718
487
450
338
157
94
58
44
18
10
6
6
4
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SW
20
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:57PM3.34m
11:50AM3.33m
11:51PM3.58m
12:35PM3.62m
Low Tide
4:32PM1.91m
5:25AM1.40m
5:43PM1.68m
6:16AM1.09m
6:31PM1.39m
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
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clear
clear
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7:52
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7:54
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5:58
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5:55
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5:52
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 mm
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3
3
4
2
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6
6
6
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
4
-2
-2
-3
0
2
5
5
4
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