White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.9° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
18
27
18
18
10
10
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
SW
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:35AM3.64m
2:06PM3.66m
2:19AM3.86m
2:48PM3.82m
2:57AM4.09m
3:26PM3.95m
Low Tide
7:49AM1.14m
8:05PM1.22m
8:31AM0.89m
8:42PM1.04m
9:08AM0.66m
9:16PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:25
9:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
15
17
18
18
15
15
15
16
19
21
22
20
18
17
18
17
19
19
20
20
17
Feels °C
8
8
10
11
12
12
11
13
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
19
19
19
17
15
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