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White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at White Sands today?
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 11 | NE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | |
6 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 164 | 554 | 492 | 511 | 292 | 219 | 193 | 193 | 154 | 123 | 80 | 76 | 48 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:09AM3.39m | 10:11PM3.21m | 10:14AM3.48m | 11:11PM3.42m | 11:11AM3.66m | 00:01AM3.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM1.38m | 3:44AM1.77m | 4:35PM1.23m | 4:57AM1.62m | 5:34PM0.97m | 5:57AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | 9:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 392 | 292 | 219 | 193 | 193 | 154 | 123 | 80 | 76 | 48 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 11 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 11 | N 8 | NNE 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 42 | 164 | 554 | 492 | 511 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 303 | 188 | 194 | 302 | 302 | 361 | 61 | 262 | 262 | 80 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 42 | 124 | 236 | 462 | 89 | 106 | 100 | 129 | 129 | 203 |
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