
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 64 | 63 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM4.49m | 2:17PM4.43m | 2:22AM4.66m | 2:53PM4.54m | 3:01AM4.73m | 3:27PM4.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.15m | 8:15PM0.60m | 8:37AM0.05m | 8:50PM0.42m | 9:11AM0.06m | 9:23PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 64 | 63 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | — | NE 12 | NNE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — |
1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 72 | 77 | 90 | 84 | 69 | 44 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 75 | 128 | 132 | 808 | 912 | 811 | 864 | 188 | 587 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 640 | 574 | 350 | 290 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 30 |
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