White Sand Beach
Coastal areas · Saudi Arabia
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White Sand Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the Saudi Arabia shoreline, opening onto the Persian Gulf — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~32.8°C (91°F) on average
Jan
19.4°C
66.9°F · 17.1–21.6°C
Feb
18.6°C
65.5°F · 17.3–20.1°C
Mar
20.1°C
68.2°F · 17.8–23.5°C
Apr
23.1°C
73.6°F · 19.8–25.5°C
May
26.9°C
80.4°F · 23.7–29.3°C
Jun
30°C
86°F · 27.4–31.7°C
Jul
32.2°C
90°F · 29.9–34.7°C
Aug
33.5°C
92.3°F · 32.1–34.8°C
Sep
32.8°C
91°F · 31.1–34.7°C
Oct
30.3°C
86.5°F · 27.6–32.9°C
Nov
26.6°C
79.9°F · 23.7–29.2°C
Dec
22.5°C
72.5°F · 19.1–25.3°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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