Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
10
0.3
NNE
7
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
1.1
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
10
58
74
91
128
203
171
120
80
53
31
21
9
8
2
0
0
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SE
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
45
S
55
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:58PM4.57m
2:11AM4.72m
2:35PM4.62m
2:54AM4.73m
3:15PM4.56m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.08m
8:01PM0.27m
8:22AM0.05m
8:39PM0.15m
9:02AM0.14m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
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7:05
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7:07
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4:44
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4:40
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4:38
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 mm
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1
4
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1
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1
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Temp °C
10
9
10
13
15
16
15
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
3
4
8
9
8
5
3
-1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
7
8
6
8
7
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