Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
3
2
2
2
2
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)
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.3
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
E
7
1.1
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
659
785
476
392
298
190
118
58
31
29
28
23
16
7
7
6
3
15
10
37
57
101
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
W
40
W
50
WNW
50
W
45
W
40
W
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
40
N
50
NW
55
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:50AM3.33m
11:51PM3.58m
12:35PM3.62m
00:35AM3.86m
1:13PM3.92m
Low Tide
5:25AM1.40m
5:43PM1.68m
6:16AM1.09m
6:31PM1.39m
6:55AM0.77m
7:11PM1.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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7:52
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7:54
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7:56
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5:55
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5:52
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5:51
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 mm
2
5
2
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1
6
6
5
1
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1
5
12
10
5
5
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
12
10
8
7
8
8
10
11
9
8
8
8
10
9
9
7
7
7
Feels °C
5
6
8
8
10
10
6
-1
-3
-3
-3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
-4
-4
-2
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