Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 53 | 67 | 55 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 104 | 94 | 96 | 75 | 216 | 188 | 173 | 163 | 135 | 95 | 93 | 61 | 36 | 22 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:31AM4.20m | 3:00PM4.06m | 3:04AM4.43m | 3:33PM4.22m | 3:35AM4.59m | 4:04PM4.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.53m | 8:52PM0.79m | 9:17AM0.29m | 9:24PM0.62m | 9:48AM0.12m | 9:55PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
53 | 53 | 42 | — | — | — | 76 | 79 | 104 | 94 | 96 | 75 | 216 | 188 | 173 | 163 | 135 | 95 | 93 | 61 | 36 | 22 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 40 | 40 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | W 2 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | SE 6 | ESE 2 | — |
— | — | 67 | 55 | 73 | 75 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 237 | 213 | 213 | 247 | 247 | 169 | 89 | 42 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 188 | 188 | 294 |
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