White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
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
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
5
11
41
56
85
72
66
64
45
44
44
29
23
13
15
30
46
48
38
28
17
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:34AM3.73m
10:25PM3.61m
10:44AM3.75m
11:30PM3.71m
11:56AM3.87m
Low Tide
3:07AM1.39m
3:48PM1.02m
4:18AM1.36m
5:00PM1.04m
5:34AM1.20m
6:13PM0.96m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:37
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:52
9:51
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
23
24
24
20
19
17
17
17
18
19
20
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
17
16
17
19
21
24
24
18
18
16
18
17
18
19
20
13
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
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