White Sands Surf Break

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

Issued: 12 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (04 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
30
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:38AM4.20m
6:14PM3.76m
6:14AM4.13m
6:53PM3.70m
6:53AM4.03m
7:37PM3.64m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.96m
11:51AM0.59m
11:55PM1.03m
12:28PM0.65m
00:34AM1.13m
1:08PM0.73m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:30
4:31
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:57
9:55
9:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
17
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
10
8
11
9
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
11
12
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
8
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
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
Energy kJ
1
7
9
21
34
28
19
14
3
1
1
1
5
16
22
34
31
21
27
27
28
28
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
146
275
289
293
294
864
912
289
262
270
237
275
295
293
293
293
293
293
275
275
275
295
469
441
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)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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