Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.6°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
NNE
11
0.5
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
17
17
32
28
26
27
26
22
47
46
45
50
47
45
64
63
82
80
77
55
54
52
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
WSW
25
SW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:41AM4.49m
2:17PM4.43m
2:22AM4.66m
2:53PM4.54m
3:01AM4.73m
3:27PM4.55m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.15m
8:15PM0.60m
8:37AM0.05m
8:50PM0.42m
9:11AM0.06m
9:23PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:31
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6:25
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6:22
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6:20
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 mm
2
1
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Temp °C
10
14
15
14
12
13
11
10
11
10
10
9
11
12
10
10
10
9
8
9
11
12
12
9
Feels °C
5
9
11
6
3
4
2
2
2
0
-2
-2
1
2
1
2
3
3
4
5
9
10
9
5
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