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White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 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
12.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at White Sands today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 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 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:16AM4.03m | 2:36PM4.05m | 2:52AM4.07m | 3:15PM4.06m | 3:27AM4.08m | 3:54PM4.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.81m | 8:37PM0.83m | 8:56AM0.70m | 9:12PM0.84m | 9:32AM0.64m | 9:48PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | SE 5 | — | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 206 | 206 | 237 | 293 | 293 | 259 | 260 | 206 | 188 | 189 | 188 | 295 | 296 | 293 | 237 | 189 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 237 | 206 | 206 | 206 |
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