White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
2
7
6
8
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:35PM4.09m
4:37AM4.48m
5:08PM4.09m
5:10AM4.47m
5:42PM4.06m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.71m
10:50AM0.28m
10:55PM0.70m
11:23AM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:17
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
14
12
11
12
15
16
17
17
15
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
11
9
6
5
7
9
10
10
11
11
8
7
8
10
13
12
11
11
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