Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.8° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
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)
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
45
41
49
98
61
86
59
61
62
44
33
23
12
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
45
SSW
35
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:39AM4.69m
3:59PM4.48m
4:15AM4.55m
4:31PM4.33m
4:51AM4.33m
5:03PM4.12m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.18m
9:56PM0.31m
10:16AM0.38m
10:29PM0.40m
10:48AM0.64m
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7:37
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4
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Temp °C
9
9
10
13
14
14
15
16
17
12
14
14
14
12
10
10
10
10
12
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
5
5
6
10
11
11
12
13
10
5
9
6
6
4
1
4
5
5
5
8
7
7
7
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