White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
18
14
14
9
8
8
8
8
4
4
2
2
3
8
17
32
52
71
101
211
173
158
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
N
0
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:56PM4.57m
4:05AM4.80m
4:46PM4.57m
4:52AM4.86m
5:34PM4.46m
5:38AM4.79m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.47m
10:21AM-0.18m
10:35PM0.49m
11:07AM-0.18m
11:18PM0.58m
11:52AM-0.04m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:47
4:48
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9:45
9:45
9:44
9:42
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
12
12
13
14
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
11
13
12
14
15
14
12
12
10
10
11
13
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