White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.1° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). 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 (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
40
58
62
75
75
50
35
19
11
11
5
5
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:14PM3.85m
6:38AM3.82m
6:52PM3.55m
7:28AM3.45m
7:44PM3.26m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.79m
00:08AM0.86m
12:30PM1.17m
00:48AM1.17m
1:12PM1.53m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
14
13
14
13
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
16
13
14
16
Feels °C
10
13
11
8
8
7
6
4
6
5
4
4
3
4
5
5
7
10
7
9
9
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