White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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
9.6° 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 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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 Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1
1
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)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
23
22
22
51
112
204
222
131
114
86
84
53
41
27
21
10
6
6
3
4
4
1
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
25
SW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08PM4.72m
4:27AM4.58m
5:02PM4.57m
5:17AM4.46m
5:59PM4.33m
6:11AM4.30m
Low Tide
10:13PM0.28m
10:35AM0.05m
11:00PM0.51m
11:26AM0.15m
11:50PM0.80m
12:22PM0.34m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:25
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
10
9
9
10
11
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
12
11
13
13
14
15
6
8
6
5
5
3
5
11
11
10
8
8
7
8
6
8
8
9
7
7
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
22
22
22
22
22
23
14
110
127
131
114
86
84
53
41
27
21
10
6
6
3
4
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
13
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
10
10
6
6
1
1
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
4
15
23
19
21
51
112
204
222
1
3
11
10
9
4
2
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
260
260
131
358
332
267
453
15
5
5
5
15
5
14
108
130
130
108
128
128
132
128
237
237
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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