White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 27 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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Sands today?

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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)
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
206
210
167
161
158
118
80
78
56
55
54
51
48
28
27
26
26
25
14
14
14
14
18
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:02AM3.73m
12:05PM3.93m
00:54AM3.92m
12:57PM4.11m
1:36AM4.09m
1:41PM4.25m
Low Tide
6:07AM1.44m
6:37PM0.70m
6:57AM1.20m
7:21PM0.56m
7:37AM0.96m
7:57PM0.47m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:35
5:33
5:31
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8:39
8:42
8:44
Temp °C
11
10
9
11
12
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
8
9
10
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
194
206
210
167
161
158
118
80
78
56
55
54
51
48
28
27
26
26
25
14
14
14
14
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
5
6
3
2
1
1
1
6
4
3
6
6
4
3
2
1
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
2
5
3
3
4
6
5
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
130
130
130
185
185
185
14
187
189
237
206
189
75
75
206
206
206
206
209
237
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
6
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