
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 9 | N 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17PM3.50m | 1:35AM3.64m | 2:06PM3.66m | 2:19AM3.86m | 2:48PM3.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM1.41m | 7:49AM1.14m | 8:05PM1.22m | 8:31AM0.89m | 8:42PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 3 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 290 | 188 | 503 | 504 | 289 | 332 | 275 | 203 | 188 | 203 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 186 | 186 | 236 | 236 | 259 | 188 | 187 |
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