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White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
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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
9.8° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | |
110 | 104 | 54 | 56 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:17AM4.46m | 5:59PM4.33m | 6:11AM4.30m | 7:02PM4.06m | 7:10AM4.13m | 8:09PM3.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.51m | 11:26AM0.15m | 11:50PM0.80m | 12:22PM0.34m | 00:43AM1.10m | 1:24PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
110 | 104 | 54 | 56 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 6 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | NE 5 | N 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 128 | 128 | 108 | 128 | 128 | 267 | 259 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 276 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 237 | 237 | 276 | 237 | 206 |
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