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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
9.6° 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 6AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | |
22 | 22 | 83 | 152 | 154 | 266 | 157 | 138 | 187 | 160 | 66 | 43 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:27AM4.58m | 5:02PM4.57m | 5:17AM4.46m | 5:59PM4.33m | 6:11AM4.30m | 7:02PM4.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.05m | 11:00PM0.51m | 11:26AM0.15m | 11:50PM0.80m | 12:22PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 |
22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 160 | 157 | 138 | 117 | 86 | 66 | 43 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | SE 5 | N 7 | — | N 7 | NE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
19 | 22 | 83 | 152 | 154 | 266 | — | — | 187 | 160 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 358 | 267 | 365 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 259 | 237 | 270 | 237 | 237 | 276 |
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