White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
37
49
42
24
22
22
26
26
24
23
24
25
26
19
19
15
10
9
7
4
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:58AM3.69m
9:38PM3.42m
10:01AM3.46m
10:39PM3.32m
11:11AM3.35m
Low Tide
2:19AM1.36m
2:58PM1.27m
3:20AM1.53m
4:02PM1.52m
4:36AM1.61m
5:19PM1.62m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:56
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:35
9:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
16
19
17
17
16
16
15
15
18
20
22
22
17
13
12
14
16
17
19
19
15
Feels °C
14
12
14
18
15
16
15
15
14
13
18
20
21
18
12
8
6
7
8
9
11
12
10
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