White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
5
7
13
13
24
33
32
31
43
50
131
76
107
270
261
294
354
339
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
W
5
NE
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:33AM4.30m
7:03PM3.84m
7:18AM3.92m
7:45PM3.55m
8:10AM3.56m
8:39PM3.29m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.65m
00:45AM0.97m
1:14PM1.05m
1:28AM1.25m
1:59PM1.43m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:37
8:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
15
12
10
10
10
10
8
9
7
9
11
14
15
13
9
8
6
6
6
7
9
9
8
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