Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
127
110
66
40
32
31
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
67
80
97
117
134
161
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
5
SSE
0
SSE
10
SE
5
W
10
N
10
N
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:58AM3.40m
7:07PM3.36m
8:06AM3.13m
8:21PM3.19m
9:32AM3.01m
9:46PM3.19m
Low Tide
12:40PM1.54m
1:13AM1.39m
1:33PM1.79m
2:25AM1.60m
2:52PM1.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:48
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Temp °C
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
10
11
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
3
5
7
7
6
5
5
3
4
6
6
6
8
7
7
6
6
8
8
8
8
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