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White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 GMT
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White Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Sands sea temperature is
7.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Sands today?

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
NE
0.6
E
0.5
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)876666666665555666567776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15132632324337364737311512771110251574107104103101
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
3.70
1:20AM
3.73
1:34PM
3.93
2:01AM
3.89
2:11PM
4.15
2:39AM
4.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
1.07
7:20AM
1.12
7:44PM
0.83
7:56AM
0.94
8:21PM
0.61
8:31AM
0.80
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------8:29-------8:27-------8:26-
Sunset4:08-------4:09-------4:12-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----12----------11----1
Temp. °C655545767544445676677788
Feels °C (?)3111-11215211112342344453
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