White Sands Surf Break

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's White Sands sea temperature is
11.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
7
7
7
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
High Tide
5:53PM4.37m
5:59AM4.57m
6:48PM4.17m
6:52AM4.42m
7:44PM3.95m
7:47AM4.22m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.73m
12:13PM0.12m
00:27AM0.95m
1:06PM0.33m
1:18AM1.16m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:22
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
9:59
10:00
10:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
15
14
15
17
18
17
15
13
13
13
15
16
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
14
15
16
14
15
13
9
8
11
12
12
11
9
9
10
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
22
22
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
7
7
7
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
4
4
2
6
5
5
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
7
10
5
3
2
1
1
1
4
5
5
9
4
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
259
206
206
128
260
296
262
210
210
128
148
128
293
258
377
377
377
496
310
310
260
247
237
237
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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