Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 46 | 86 | 85 | 104 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:01PM3.39m | 1:14AM3.61m | 1:48PM3.62m | 1:56AM3.91m | 2:26PM3.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM1.52m | 7:34AM1.14m | 7:46PM1.26m | 8:12AM0.82m | 8:20PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 4 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 3 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 46 | 86 | 85 | 104 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 207 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 213 | 260 | 281 | 281 | 358 | 361 | 366 | 313 | 313 |
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