White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 May 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Sands today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (28 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
67
88
84
77
62
45
26
21
14
8
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
3
3
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
35
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:11PM3.95m
1:39AM3.97m
1:55PM4.00m
2:16AM4.03m
2:36PM4.05m
2:52AM4.07m
Low Tide
7:04AM1.13m
7:24PM0.86m
7:43AM0.95m
8:01PM0.84m
8:20AM0.81m
8:37PM0.83m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:33
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:38
9:40
9:42
1
1
Temp °C
13
16
18
18
17
14
15
14
15
17
17
16
14
13
12
13
16
17
19
17
15
13
12
13
9
11
13
15
16
11
11
8
9
10
10
8
8
9
8
10
12
15
18
15
13
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
62
45
26
21
14
8
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.4
SW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
19
67
88
84
77
2
6
8
8
11
16
22
23
16
4
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
298
675
663
663
1
33
66
79
130
130
469
469
146
146
206
206
293
293
293
259
267
237
188
188
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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