White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
N
7
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
200
96
60
41
38
33
25
23
16
16
16
11
9
9
6
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:14AM4.19m
1:56PM4.25m
2:02AM4.54m
2:40PM4.48m
2:45AM4.80m
3:21PM4.61m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.40m
7:56PM0.80m
8:22AM0.06m
8:36PM0.56m
9:02AM-0.15m
9:14PM0.39m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:42
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
14
15
12
12
13
12
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
14
15
17
15
12
Feels °C
10
9
10
13
10
11
8
8
10
8
10
8
9
12
13
9
6
5
7
10
12
10
8
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