White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
7
11
13
9
15
25
30
34
50
74
79
76
71
91
106
88
94
123
128
131
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48PM3.62m
1:56AM3.91m
2:26PM3.85m
2:31AM4.20m
3:00PM4.06m
Low Tide
7:34AM1.14m
7:46PM1.26m
8:12AM0.82m
8:20PM1.01m
8:45AM0.53m
8:52PM0.79m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
6:03
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8:22
8:21
8:17
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
12
12
10
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
16
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