Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
17
19
42
49
40
33
32
22
19
34
44
44
28
21
25
22
26
24
30
29
18
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:54PM3.79m
8:01AM3.60m
8:12PM3.72m
9:20AM3.60m
9:27PM3.79m
Low Tide
12:21PM1.35m
1:07AM0.91m
1:38PM1.60m
2:36AM0.98m
3:11PM1.63m
4:01AM0.87m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
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Temp °C
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
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9
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10
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9
9
9
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Feels °C
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5
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7
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7
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6
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