
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). 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 (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45AM4.80m | 3:21PM4.61m | 3:25AM4.93m | 3:58PM4.64m | 4:04AM4.91m | 4:33PM4.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM-0.15m | 9:14PM0.39m | 9:39AM-0.20m | 9:49PM0.30m | 10:14AM-0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 3 | — | SE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | N 14 |
8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 16 | N 15 | — |
6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | N 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
9 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 128 | 128 | 441 | 275 | 237 | 206 | 237 | 294 | 295 | 259 | 275 | 469 | 214 | 212 | 212 | 258 | 212 | 206 | 206 | 214 | 188 | 206 | 189 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)












