White Sands Surf Break

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

Issued: 12 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
41
39
26
26
22
22
13
12
12
11
12
10
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:07AM4.64m
5:53PM4.37m
5:59AM4.57m
6:48PM4.17m
6:52AM4.42m
7:44PM3.95m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.55m
11:21AM-0.01m
11:38PM0.73m
12:13PM0.12m
00:27AM0.95m
1:06PM0.33m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:22
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
9:59
10:00
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
14
15
14
14
14
16
18
19
18
15
Feels °C
11
10
12
13
12
13
15
14
15
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
12
12
12
11
13
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
44
41
39
26
26
22
22
13
12
4
11
12
10
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
5
6
3
12
6
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
11
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
5
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
188
206
259
293
237
237
237
128
237
296
210
210
210
210
128
237
247
258
294
294
523
674
363
295
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
5
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