Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
30
24
18
35
33
27
24
17
15
10
13
13
13
13
13
13
19
27
37
40
41
32
33
53
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:20AM3.60m
9:27PM3.79m
10:28AM3.74m
10:32PM3.95m
11:24AM3.94m
11:28PM4.12m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.98m
3:11PM1.63m
4:01AM0.87m
4:30PM1.46m
5:05AM0.69m
5:27PM1.21m
5:53AM0.54m
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
7
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