White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BST
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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
9.7° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.2
SE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.5
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
61
59
58
41
41
41
41
24
24
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
76
96
192
93
64
56
44
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
25
SW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:17PM4.74m
3:40AM4.62m
4:08PM4.72m
4:27AM4.58m
5:02PM4.57m
5:17AM4.46m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.19m
9:26PM0.14m
9:47AM0.06m
10:13PM0.28m
10:35AM0.05m
11:00PM0.51m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:21
9:22
9:23
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
9
8
7
8
10
10
11
11
9
8
9
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
3
4
6
8
6
4
4
6
7
6
7
6
5
4
5
6
4
4
8
9
9
7
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
Energy kJ
62
61
59
58
41
41
41
41
24
24
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
13
107
93
64
56
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
12
12
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.5
SE
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
6
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
5
6
10
11
22
76
96
192
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
28
28
28
14
42
66
66
66
206
237
206
260
260
299
299
321
267
358
310
15
5
5
14
185
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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