White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
N
10
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
NE
4
0.2
N
10
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
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
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
11
11
5
7
5
4
2
8
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
10
ENE
5
SSE
0
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
NE
5
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:48AM4.94m
4:26PM4.63m
4:30AM4.98m
5:06PM4.54m
5:11AM4.87m
5:45PM4.37m
Low Tide
10:03AM-0.27m
10:14PM0.38m
10:43AM-0.24m
10:52PM0.42m
11:21AM-0.05m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
22
21
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
18
15
13
11
11
14
17
17
17
14
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
14
15
14
13
14
12
13
14
16
11
9
7
7
11
15
16
15
12
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