White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

Issued: 11 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is

11.5°C

White Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at White Sands today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	NNE 14	E 6	E 6	NNE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	33	46	50	67	56	58	60	49	38	38	21	14	13	13	12	12	10	11	12	12	20	19	21	29
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		11:24AM3.94m				11:28PM4.12m					12:09PM4.12m				00:16AM4.27m				12:49PM4.26m				1:00AM4.36m
Low Tide				5:27PM1.21m				5:53AM0.54m					6:13PM0.95m				6:34AM0.45m				6:51PM0.73m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	4:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:16	—	—	—	—	4:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	5	7	7	5	6	6	6	5	6	5	4	4	6	8	6	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 8	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 5
kJ	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	—	—	21	14	13	13	12	12	10	11	11	11	11	17	21	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 8	NE 6	NE 6	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 8	NE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 4	NNE 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	8	20	19	5	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 15	N 8	N 8	N 7	NNE 13	NNE 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	1	1	16	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	—	—
kJ	33	46	50	67	56	58	60	49	38	38	4	4	8	8	8	8	8	7	12	12	10	10	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cliad Bay (Coll) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Cliad Bay (Coll) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Laggan Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Cliad Bay (Coll) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Cliad Bay (Coll) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Cliad Bay (Coll) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Laggan Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Laggan Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Caravans Scot - Kintyre	Caravans Scot - Kintyre	Caravans Scot - Kintyre	Caravans Scot - Kintyre	Caravans Scot - Kintyre	Caravans Scot - Kintyre	Caravans Scot - Kintyre	Laggan Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Laggan Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Caravans Scot - Kintyre	Machir Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Feall Bay (Coll) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Dunnet Bay Scot - North Coast	West Point Scot - East Coast	Fraserburgh Scot - East Coast	Pennan Scot - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	260	260	237	260	260	260	237	237	206	206	206	206	206	206	206	237	237	206	247	265	293	191	189	187
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Rating (10 max)																						1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4

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