White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
7
6
6
3
6
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
11
13
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
SE
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:15AM4.56m
5:43PM4.21m
5:54AM4.38m
6:22PM4.01m
6:39AM4.11m
7:09PM3.77m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.23m
11:38PM0.58m
12:05PM0.48m
00:19AM0.75m
12:48PM0.80m
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light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
17
17
16
14
13
11
11
13
15
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
10
11
8
7
7
8
12
13
16
14
14
14
15
11
11
13
14
14
10
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