White Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – East Coast, UK)
White Sands Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NE | Wind WSW
Sea Temperature Today is: 7.7 °C
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| Wave (m) |
 NNE |
NNE |
 NNE |
NNE |
| Period (s) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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| Wind State | off | off | off | off |
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White Sands on the East Coast is a fairly exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. Ideal winds are from the west southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells Waves at the beach break both left and right. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for dangerous rips.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Dunbar, 1 km from White Sands.
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White Sands Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Torness Power Station Waverider, 7 km from White Sands.
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Current weather near White Sands
Buoy Data:
At Torness Power Station Waverider, 4 miles from White Sands.
| 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 10.0 |
Overall White Sands Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in January
Wind stats for White Sands: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Visitor Reviews of White Sands
“I have surfed White Sands for a few years if you know what your doing and don't get in the way of the locals then you won't get grief; it's the same at any spot in the U.K. Respect locals and understand how a lineup works. Heavy rip on a south swelland wide sets catch you out on a north swell. First section us good but it's well exposed to wind as it's a 5 minute paddle across the channel, plus Great Whites. Welcome to Scotland, now go home.”
Jaimee from UNITED KINGDOM - 22 Sep 2017
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to White Sands:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break3 mi
- Third closest break4 mi
- Fourth closest break6 mi
- Fifth closest break9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to White Sands:
- Closest wave buoy4 mi
- Second closest wave buoy12 mi
- Third closest wave buoy70 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy101 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy128 mi
Tide stations nearest to White Sands:
- Closest tide stationDunbar1 mi
- Second closest tide stationNorth Berwick9 mi
- Third closest tide stationCockenzie17 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationPrestonpans18 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationMusselburgh21 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to White Sands is Leuchars Airport (ADX) in U.k, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to White Sands is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), also in U.k, 54 km (34 miles) away.
- Third is Dundee Airport (DND) in U.k, 59 km (37 miles) away.
- Carlisle Airport (CAX) in England is 120 km (75 miles) away.
- Newcastle Airport (NCL), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to White Sands and is 120 km (75 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for White Sands, Scot - East Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view White Sands sea temperature, White Sands photographs, White Sands detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, White Sands webcams, current wind from Scot - East Coast live weather stations and White Sands tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around White Sands.
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