White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.2°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
22
0.1
N
22
0.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
15
22
25
25
20
30
29
18
6
9
12
12
12
12
7
7
3
9
9
1
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:18PM3.63m
1:21AM3.93m
1:54PM3.91m
1:56AM4.22m
2:27PM4.17m
Low Tide
7:04AM1.10m
7:15PM1.30m
7:39AM0.75m
7:49PM1.01m
8:11AM0.44m
8:21PM0.74m
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
7:01
 mm
6
1
Temp °C
12
14
16
15
13
12
11
10
11
14
15
14
14
15
12
13
12
12
14
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
10
10
9
10
10
8
9
9
8
10
8
8
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