White Sands Surf Break

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
12.4° C

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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (23 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 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
10 AM
1 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)
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
8
0.3
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
11
11
7
7
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
16
22
27
30
21
21
16
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:34PM3.57m
10:46AM3.67m
11:28PM3.56m
11:46AM3.61m
00:20AM3.60m
12:42PM3.64m
Low Tide
4:01PM1.06m
4:25AM1.52m
5:03PM1.21m
5:31AM1.46m
6:02PM1.26m
6:29AM1.33m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:24
4:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:00
10:00
10:00
10:00
 mm
1
2
4
Temp °C
25
24
20
18
16
16
17
17
17
17
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
26
23
18
16
14
14
16
16
17
18
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
13
10
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
2
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
Energy kJ
17
11
11
7
7
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
30
21
21
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
16
22
27
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
75
132
276
276
276
295
295
276
260
260
265
247
237
206
206
206
237
237
262
206
72
128
128
206
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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