Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
67
88
171
220
249
220
227
278
299
382
422
384
331
239
207
167
137
137
110
81
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:37PM4.50m
4:53AM4.63m
5:15PM4.33m
5:37AM4.40m
5:58PM4.09m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.05m
10:38PM0.27m
11:02AM0.25m
11:18PM0.38m
11:43AM0.56m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:11
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Temp °C
13
14
14
13
15
15
16
18
17
18
19
17
15
13
12
13
14
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
7
7
8
6
10
11
12
12
14
13
15
13
13
10
9
10
10
12
12
9
9
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