
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Point Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Point Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Point Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
418 | 293 | 230 | 237 | 196 | 249 | 243 | 209 | 251 | 259 | 292 | 276 | 244 | 266 | 266 | 250 | 300 | 221 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.23m | 5:12AM1.32m | 5:26PM1.27m | 6:02AM1.42m | 6:19PM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.37m | 11:19AM0.48m | 11:30PM0.33m | 12:09PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
418 | 293 | 230 | 237 | 196 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 48 | 244 | 42 | 266 | 250 | 300 | 221 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 |
22 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 45 | — | 41 | 40 | 40 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
5 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 249 | 243 | 209 | 251 | 259 | 292 | 276 | — | 266 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1472 | 1291 | 1291 | 1291 | 452 | 134 | 452 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 425 |
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