White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.0°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
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)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
4
8
7
7
14
13
13
13
13
12
21
21
22
27
24
26
19
22
21
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:57AM3.55m
9:35PM3.40m
10:31AM3.49m
11:03PM3.50m
11:57AM3.66m
Low Tide
2:09AM1.24m
2:54PM1.47m
3:39AM1.37m
4:36PM1.57m
5:26AM1.21m
6:08PM1.39m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
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7:54
7:52
7:50
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
19
19
18
18
15
14
15
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
6
4
4
6
10
11
12
12
11
9
10
12
13
14
13
13
15
9
8
9
10
10
8
7
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