White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Sands today?

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
1 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) 
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph 
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ 
37
32
18
14
22
8
9
10
6
7
18
21
21
13
33
31
29
21
20
19
18
13
12
11
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:17AM4.14m
7:02PM4.02m
7:17AM3.88m
8:16PM3.71m
8:31AM3.69m
9:39PM3.55m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.51m
00:51AM1.11m
1:26PM0.80m
1:56AM1.47m
2:45PM1.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:48
5:46
5:43
5:41
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8:30
8:31
8:34
8:36
 Temp °C
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
6
9
11
12
12
10
9
7
9
11
12
14
12
11
2
1
-1
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
3
5
7
9
9
8
7
5
7
9
9
11
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
4
4
7
6
9
8
9
10
6
7
18
21
21
13
33
31
29
21
20
19
18
12
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
11
0.3
NE
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
3
5
4
2
5
1
2
8
2
1
1
3
3
6
13
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
37
32
18
14
22
8
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
Distance (km)
260
260
260
263
293
295
295
294
294
351
681
854
379
334
194
129
124
186
194
276
276
235
186
186
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
 
2
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
 
9
 
7
 
8
 
7
 
9
 
9
 
8
 
9
 
7
 
6
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
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