White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
9
2
NE
9
2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
284
515
635
623
541
505
470
481
450
388
316
241
196
147
103
79
68
46
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:21PM4.29m
6:24AM4.61m
7:07PM4.06m
7:12AM4.33m
7:54PM3.82m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.73m
12:36PM0.22m
00:44AM0.93m
1:20PM0.56m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:42
9:40
9:38
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
17
17
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
11
8
7
10
10
12
14
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
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