White Sands surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Sands today?

The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (10 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (10 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
11
0.4
NE
4
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
1.1
N
4
1.6
NNE
6
2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
9
4
9
9
42
164
554
492
511
292
219
193
193
154
123
80
76
48
35
28
21
10
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
35
W
35
W
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NE
15
E
20
SE
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09AM3.39m
10:11PM3.21m
10:14AM3.48m
11:11PM3.42m
11:11AM3.66m
00:01AM3.70m
Low Tide
3:24PM1.38m
3:44AM1.77m
4:35PM1.23m
4:57AM1.62m
5:34PM0.97m
5:57AM1.36m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:05
5:03
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:07
9:09
9:10
2
Temp °C
8
10
12
11
9
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
6
6
7
9
10
12
12
11
8
7
7
7
3
5
7
3
1
-2
-4
-3
-2
1
4
3
1
0
-1
2
1
4
3
3
1
-1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
4
9
9
392
292
219
193
193
154
123
80
76
48
35
28
21
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
11
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
6
9
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.7
W
3
1.1
N
4
1.6
NNE
6
2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
11
42
164
554
492
511
9
18
13
12
13
14
16
16
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
279
303
188
194
302
302
361
61
262
262
80
15
15
0
42
124
236
462
89
106
100
129
129
203
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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