White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
31
29
28
19
18
17
15
11
14
11
7
6
3
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
3
10
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
W
20
W
25
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:40AM4.66m
5:08PM4.33m
5:15AM4.56m
5:43PM4.21m
5:54AM4.38m
6:22PM4.01m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.09m
11:02PM0.48m
11:27AM0.23m
11:38PM0.58m
12:05PM0.48m
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clear
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
18
19
15
14
13
13
13
15
18
17
16
14
13
11
11
13
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
14
13
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
11
11
9
7
7
9
11
13
13
14
13
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