Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.2°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
102
83
81
53
35
25
12
6
2
4
4
2
8
2
2
2
12
14
15
22
23
16
11
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
45
SSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:15AM4.55m
4:31PM4.33m
4:51AM4.33m
5:03PM4.12m
5:29AM4.04m
5:37PM3.87m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.38m
10:29PM0.40m
10:48AM0.64m
11:04PM0.57m
11:22AM0.93m
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7:39
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6:13
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Temp °C
16
17
16
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
12
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
13
9
9
6
5
4
1
2
4
5
4
5
7
5
5
7
9
8
10
12
6
6
7
6
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