White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.5°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 4PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
11
11
5
5
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:52PM3.55m
7:28AM3.45m
7:44PM3.26m
8:38AM3.15m
9:03PM3.07m
Low Tide
12:30PM1.17m
00:48AM1.17m
1:12PM1.53m
1:39AM1.48m
2:09PM1.83m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
6:48
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7:22
7:21
7:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
14
17
16
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
6
5
4
3
4
5
5
4
7
8
8
8
11
11
9
7
5
5
4
4
3
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