Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
39
144
155
81
42
17
15
5
3
7
7
12
11
12
11
12
25
43
65
86
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
35
S
40
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:30PM4.52m
3:37AM4.75m
4:03PM4.56m
4:13AM4.75m
4:37PM4.50m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.02m
9:27PM0.34m
9:49AM-0.03m
10:02PM0.26m
10:24AM0.05m
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:03
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7:07
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6:57
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6:53
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6:52
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2
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Temp °C
14
13
16
11
11
11
11
10
12
14
15
14
13
11
11
10
12
14
12
13
13
Feels °C
9
7
11
3
5
5
6
6
8
10
13
11
10
7
7
6
7
8
7
9
11
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