Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.8°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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 3PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
33
36
17
13
33
47
37
32
24
19
14
51
47
41
25
20
35
23
35
34
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:40AM3.77m
6:54PM3.79m
8:01AM3.60m
8:12PM3.72m
9:20AM3.60m
Low Tide
12:21PM1.35m
1:07AM0.91m
1:38PM1.60m
2:36AM0.98m
3:11PM1.63m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:15
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7:20
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4:28
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4:25
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1
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Temp °C
10
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
6
7
10
9
7
5
5
4
4
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
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