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Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.4°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
NNE
12
0.5
E
5
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
36
21
20
20
20
20
35
29
28
25
24
22
21
29
14
27
27
26
26
26
13
12
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:09PM4.12m
00:16AM4.27m
12:49PM4.26m
1:00AM4.36m
1:25PM4.34m
1:40AM4.40m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.95m
6:34AM0.45m
6:51PM0.73m
7:10AM0.43m
7:27PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
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7:28
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7:30
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7:31
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4:20
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4:16
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4:15
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4:14
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1
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Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
5
4
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
5
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