White Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
53
53
42
55
73
75
95
95
107
114
96
73
216
202
177
188
186
136
63
56
54
37
37
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:31AM4.20m
3:00PM4.06m
3:04AM4.43m
3:33PM4.22m
3:35AM4.59m
4:04PM4.33m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.53m
8:52PM0.79m
9:17AM0.29m
9:24PM0.62m
9:48AM0.12m
9:55PM0.50m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:13
 mm
4
2
1
1
3
5
6
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
18
16
14
14
13
15
16
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
15
14
16
13
11
11
10
14
15
12
12
10
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