White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
8
8
7
14
13
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM3.77m
7:38AM3.81m
8:12PM3.52m
8:57AM3.55m
9:35PM3.40m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.99m
1:41PM1.15m
2:09AM1.24m
2:54PM1.47m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:54
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
13
14
16
16
15
13
13
13
12
13
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
11
6
5
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
6
10
11
12
11
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