White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 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
9.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Sands today?

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (08 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
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
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
42
72
69
62
52
50
37
17
13
7
12
9
12
12
1
66
81
87
103
113
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
SE
10
SSW
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
N
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
10
N
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:52PM3.20m
8:01AM3.41m
9:02PM3.13m
9:09AM3.39m
10:11PM3.21m
10:14AM3.48m
Low Tide
1:12PM1.27m
1:24AM1.65m
2:13PM1.39m
2:27AM1.77m
3:24PM1.38m
3:44AM1.77m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:09
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:04
9:06
9:07
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
8
7
5
4
6
7
7
7
6
5
4
7
9
12
11
9
5
5
5
6
7
11
9
9
2
0
-2
-2
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
3
5
6
4
2
-4
-3
-2
0
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.8
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
7
Energy kJ
7
9
9
4
2
1
1
8
8
8
37
17
13
7
6
4
2
2
1
11
11
10
10
113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
1
3
8
12
8
4
3
4
4
12
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
8
6
6
12
9
12
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.5
W
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
42
72
69
62
52
50
5
16
66
81
87
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
214
131
289
290
290
290
290
290
130
315
295
124
75
414
188
186
186
203
169
262
130
130
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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