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White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 22 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.0° 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 9AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jan)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (22 Jan)15ft (4.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
4
E
4
E
4
E
3.5
E
4
E
4
E
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111111111111111111011101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373743104720451242294151434843464348424940713881336032133236334234062937239122982124182714731247
Wind
(km/h)
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
4.13
4:26PM
4.52
5:01AM
4.08
5:03PM
4.43
5:40AM
3.99
5:43PM
4.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
0.68
10:41PM
0.24
10:47AM
0.75
11:18PM
0.32
11:26AM
0.87
11:58PM
0.49
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
Sunrise--8:22-------8:21-------8:18-----
Sunset----4:20-------4:22-------4:23---
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111---322111---12-------
Temp. °C776655444556666656666666
Feels °C (?)-4-4-6-6-8-7-8-8-8-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-5
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