White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2
NE
9
2
NE
9
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
16
30
39
41
44
46
49
88
198
200
178
242
632
594
678
723
696
625
587
460
388
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:52AM4.86m
5:34PM4.46m
5:38AM4.79m
6:21PM4.29m
6:24AM4.61m
7:07PM4.06m
Low Tide
11:07AM-0.18m
11:18PM0.58m
11:52AM-0.04m
00:01AM0.73m
12:36PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:47
4:48
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:44
9:42
9:40
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
18
19
16
Feels °C
11
13
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
12
10
10
9
10
10
11
13
16
16
13
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