Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:08PM4.33m | 5:15AM4.56m | 5:43PM4.21m | 5:54AM4.38m | 6:22PM4.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.48m | 11:27AM0.23m | 11:38PM0.58m | 12:05PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 11 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 |
2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 275 | 294 | 235 | 186 | 294 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 132 | 275 | 259 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 188 | 260 | 293 | 185 |
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