White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 24 Apr 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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Sands today?

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
9
0.9
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
22
14
20
19
13
12
12
11
20
19
17
16
16
15
75
117
143
281
275
298
255
255
237
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
N
5
E
5
SSW
10
SW
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:31AM3.69m
9:39PM3.55m
9:50AM3.65m
10:57PM3.57m
11:03AM3.76m
Low Tide
1:56AM1.47m
2:45PM1.02m
3:22AM1.68m
4:21PM1.04m
4:57AM1.64m
5:41PM0.89m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:34
8:36
8:37
Temp °C
9
8
7
9
11
12
13
13
11
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
8
10
11
12
13
7
5
4
7
9
10
11
12
9
7
6
4
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
7
8
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.9
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
Energy kJ
25
22
14
20
19
13
12
9
8
8
5
5
16
16
15
75
117
143
281
275
298
255
255
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
12
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
6
12
12
11
20
19
17
3
4
7
16
46
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
11
10
14
2
2
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
194
186
194
235
276
276
281
279
186
194
75
203
260
276
276
15
5
1
0
0
14
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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