White Sands Surf Break

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

Issued: 12 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
12.3° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (11 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.9
WSW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
8
7
7
7
6
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:18AM3.85m
00:04AM3.90m
12:17PM4.05m
00:56AM4.10m
1:15PM4.26m
1:47AM4.29m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.81m
6:06AM1.11m
6:36PM0.65m
7:03AM0.81m
7:31PM0.51m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:24
4:24
4:22
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:54
9:54
9:55
9:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
11
14
16
16
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
15
14
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
8
5
4
3
6
8
7
5
4
4
3
3
5
6
7
6
4
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
8
7
7
7
6
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
1
W
4
1
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
2
1
4
1
8
16
14
14
10
19
28
28
30
28
33
25
19
18
24
34
36
24
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
284
237
293
295
132
289
275
275
887
871
871
295
567
503
503
503
503
514
290
503
290
290
290
214
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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