White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Sands today?

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
N
10
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
67
46
28
27
19
14
9
11
5
8
15
12
11
10
14
14
12
23
61
129
220
388
490
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
NW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
W
15
W
20
NW
20
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:11AM3.66m
00:01AM3.70m
12:03PM3.90m
00:47AM4.00m
12:52PM4.18m
Low Tide
4:57AM1.62m
5:34PM0.97m
5:57AM1.36m
6:24PM0.68m
6:47AM1.04m
7:11PM0.41m
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:00
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:10
9:13
9:15
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
11
12
11
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
5
6
8
8
9
9
8
7
1
3
2
3
4
3
-1
0
0
-1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
8
Energy kJ
83
67
46
28
27
19
14
9
11
5
2
7
8
8
8
7
12
23
220
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
17
15
15
7
3
1
2
1
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
9
Energy kJ
5
12
12
10
10
16
10
11
7
5
8
15
12
11
10
14
14
1
2
61
129
388
490
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
4
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
0
75
124
203
351
130
130
129
129
204
235
317
1356
323
289
289
290
603
317
609
605
214
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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