Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.01° N 2.51° W

White Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Sands sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.9° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
262
277
307
432
510
466
374
315
256
202
163
133
107
83
62
46
37
26
26
17
14
16
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
40
SE
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:53AM4.63m
5:15PM4.33m
5:37AM4.40m
5:58PM4.09m
6:29AM4.08m
6:51PM3.81m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.25m
11:18PM0.38m
11:43AM0.56m
00:02AM0.60m
12:30PM0.94m
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light rain
rain showers
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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Temp °C
16
18
15
17
19
17
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
10
10
10
8
10
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
11
12
8
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