White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
28
34
40
58
53
50
54
69
52
53
55
73
92
95
154
171
168
173
186
202
138
147
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NW
15
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:56AM3.91m
2:26PM3.85m
2:31AM4.20m
3:00PM4.06m
3:04AM4.43m
3:33PM4.22m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.82m
8:20PM1.01m
8:45AM0.53m
8:52PM0.79m
9:17AM0.29m
9:24PM0.62m
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clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:17
8:15
 mm
3
1
1
3
6
Temp °C
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
12
14
14
15
15
15
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
14
14
13
14
14
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