White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 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
8.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Sands today?

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)666444777766655555557777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6632525120107107835952494235352921221437373635
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
ononononononglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
4.67
5:27AM
4.39
6:01PM
4.37
6:17AM
4.14
7:02PM
4.02
7:17AM
3.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:11PM
0.34
11:32AM
0.25
11:58PM
0.71
12:24PM
0.51
12:51AM
1.11
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:48-------5:46--
Sunset-8:24-------8:27-------8:30------
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C777767778777655555544457
Feels °C (?)2233211132331-10001222234
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