Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.5°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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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)
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
58
60
47
49
38
22
21
14
14
19
19
20
24
31
30
22
21
16
29
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:28PM4.12m
12:09PM4.12m
00:16AM4.27m
12:49PM4.26m
1:00AM4.36m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.54m
6:13PM0.95m
6:34AM0.45m
6:51PM0.73m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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7:28
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7:30
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
6
5
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
7
7
7
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