White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
0
Swell
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
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
5
1
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
7
6
13
33
71
124
159
188
195
161
135
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NW
15
E
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:42PM4.06m
5:43AM4.39m
6:17PM3.99m
6:20AM4.25m
6:56PM3.87m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.29m
11:29PM0.74m
11:57AM0.37m
00:05AM0.83m
12:34PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:12
 mm
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
17
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
18
17
Feels °C
11
15
13
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
13
16
18
19
17
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