White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 2AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
42
29
19
15
9
8
8
8
16
7
7
7
6
9
9
5
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:52PM3.48m
10:28AM3.60m
11:11PM3.54m
11:52AM3.71m
Low Tide
3:13PM1.22m
3:48AM1.38m
4:39PM1.34m
5:21AM1.27m
6:06PM1.24m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
15
14
14
15
17
21
20
20
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
14
Feels °C
12
13
11
10
10
10
12
17
16
17
13
13
12
11
12
11
9
10
7
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