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White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at White Sands today?
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | |
83 | 67 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 61 | 129 | 220 | 388 | 490 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:11AM3.66m | 00:01AM3.70m | 12:03PM3.90m | 00:47AM4.00m | 12:52PM4.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM1.62m | 5:34PM0.97m | 5:57AM1.36m | 6:24PM0.68m | 6:47AM1.04m | 7:11PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | 9:15 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — |
 kJ | 83 | 67 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 23 | — | — | 220 | 277 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 5 | N 10 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 129 | — | 388 | 490 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 75 | 124 | 203 | 351 | 130 | 130 | 129 | 129 | 204 | 235 | 317 | 1356 | 323 | 289 | 289 | 290 | 603 | 317 | 609 | 605 | 214 | 130 |
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