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White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 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
10.0° 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 8PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
35 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:59PM4.33m | 6:11AM4.30m | 7:02PM4.06m | 7:10AM4.13m | 8:09PM3.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26AM0.15m | 11:50PM0.80m | 12:22PM0.34m | 00:43AM1.10m | 1:24PM0.56m | 1:44AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | 9:30 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 35 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 185 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 132 | 259 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 281 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 237 | 276 | 276 | 237 | 206 | 237 | 146 | 206 |
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