White Sands Surf Break

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

Issued: 6 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
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
1 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
27
28
36
45
45
44
44
41
39
26
26
22
22
13
12
12
11
11
8
9
9
11
7
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:17AM4.64m
4:57PM4.53m
5:07AM4.64m
5:53PM4.37m
5:59AM4.57m
6:48PM4.17m
Low Tide
10:29AM-0.04m
10:50PM0.55m
11:21AM-0.01m
11:38PM0.73m
12:13PM0.12m
00:27AM0.95m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:22
4:22
4:22
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
9:59
9:59
10:00
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
18
19
18
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
17
19
21
21
19
18
16
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
32
27
28
36
45
45
44
44
41
39
26
26
22
22
13
12
12
11
11
8
9
9
11
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
10
7
5
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
6
6
2
2
5
5
5
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
3
5
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
6
3
7
11
7
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
189
128
187
188
185
185
188
237
237
237
259
237
237
206
206
206
247
260
293
315
237
294
310
258
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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