White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.1° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
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)
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
56
85
81
66
64
45
45
44
29
23
13
58
16
21
24
23
21
15
12
12
22
37
39
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:25PM3.61m
10:44AM3.75m
11:30PM3.71m
11:56AM3.87m
00:33AM3.89m
Low Tide
3:48PM1.02m
4:18AM1.36m
5:00PM1.04m
5:34AM1.20m
6:13PM0.96m
6:45AM0.92m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:37
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:52
9:51
9:50
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
20
18
17
16
17
18
20
19
17
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
23
22
19
17
17
16
18
18
20
18
16
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
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