White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.9°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
14
15
15
16
14
14
13
6
6
6
2
1
1
1
1
67
72
139
64
50
38
35
31
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
50
WSW
55
WNW
35
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:03PM3.50m
11:57AM3.66m
00:16AM3.81m
1:03PM3.95m
1:14AM4.19m
1:56PM4.25m
Low Tide
5:26AM1.21m
6:08PM1.39m
6:43AM0.82m
7:09PM1.10m
7:38AM0.40m
7:56PM0.80m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
14
15
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
13
15
15
16
12
Feels °C
16
12
8
9
10
10
10
8
7
5
5
4
6
4
3
6
7
7
6
9
13
13
13
8
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