Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). 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 (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
N
21
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
16
11
8
7
7
2
1
1
5
4
21
19
36
71
103
64
39
33
32
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NE
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:37PM3.87m
6:09AM3.72m
6:16PM3.60m
6:58AM3.40m
7:07PM3.36m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.93m
11:40PM0.81m
11:58AM1.24m
00:22AM1.10m
12:40PM1.54m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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7:41
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7:43
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6:09
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6:07
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6:05
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 mm
2
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Temp °C
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
6
5
7
7
6
5
4
3
5
5
9
8
8
6
5
3
4
4
6
6
6
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