White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
4
7
11
8
9
11
22
19
30
48
74
95
81
109
116
58
94
120
163
173
212
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:14AM3.61m
1:48PM3.62m
1:56AM3.91m
2:26PM3.85m
2:31AM4.20m
3:00PM4.06m
Low Tide
7:34AM1.14m
7:46PM1.26m
8:12AM0.82m
8:20PM1.01m
8:45AM0.53m
8:52PM0.79m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:17
 mm
1
1
1
7
7
Temp °C
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
15
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