Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 55 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 98 | 107 | 118 | 124 | 99 | 99 | 196 | 202 | 273 | 176 | 105 | 66 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
42 | — | — | — | 79 | 98 | 107 | 118 | 124 | 99 | 99 | 196 | 202 | 273 | 176 | 105 | 66 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 57 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | ESE 7 | N 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
67 | 55 | 73 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 213 | 130 | 216 | 88 | 89 | 42 | 61 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 317 | 317 | 124 |
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