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White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
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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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at White Sands today?
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | |
424 | 310 | 193 | 164 | 134 | 112 | 83 | 59 | 46 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:14AM3.48m | 11:11PM3.42m | 11:11AM3.66m | 00:01AM3.70m | 12:03PM3.90m | 00:47AM4.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM1.23m | 4:57AM1.62m | 5:34PM0.97m | 5:57AM1.36m | 6:24PM0.68m | 6:47AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | 9:13 | |
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Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
-1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | 310 | 193 | 164 | 134 | 112 | 83 | 59 | 46 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | NW 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 10 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
424 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | — | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 262 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 124 | 235 | 448 | 865 | 124 | 129 | 129 | 186 | 235 | 290 | 693 | 1356 | 855 | 684 | 692 | 317 | 317 |
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