White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.7° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
2
1
1
3
3
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
0
E
0
S
5
W
5
WSW
0
SW
5
E
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:45PM4.37m
5:52AM4.63m
6:24PM4.13m
6:33AM4.30m
7:03PM3.84m
Low Tide
11:21AM-0.05m
11:29PM0.53m
11:58AM0.26m
00:07AM0.72m
12:35PM0.65m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
3
4
2
Temp °C
13
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
11
13
14
15
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
10
12
12
11
8
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