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White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 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
9.6° 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 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
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 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | |
41 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 35 | 97 | 124 | 123 | 229 | 178 | 111 | 78 | 54 | 48 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:40AM4.62m | 4:08PM4.72m | 4:27AM4.58m | 5:02PM4.57m | 5:17AM4.46m | 5:59PM4.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.06m | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.05m | 11:00PM0.51m | 11:26AM0.15m | 11:50PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | 9:25 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 |
 kJ | 41 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 142 | 111 | 111 | 78 | 54 | 48 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 20 | 35 | 97 | 124 | 123 | 229 | 178 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 206 | 237 | 260 | 260 | 267 | 1 | 358 | 267 | 332 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 130 | 185 | 210 | 128 | 80 | 128 |
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