Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)--
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
11
13
12
10
26
42
57
48
34
24
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
25
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:00AM3.92m
12:50PM3.98m
00:54AM4.23m
1:37PM4.24m
Low Tide
5:58PM1.44m
6:31AM0.68m
6:54PM1.13m
7:20AM0.37m
7:37PM0.84m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:24
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6:32
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6:28
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3
Temp °C
14
13
11
9
8
8
9
11
13
11
9
8
8
7
8
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
12
11
7
5
3
3
4
6
8
5
4
3
3
2
3
7
7
7
3
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