Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 83 | 103 | 100 | 118 | 114 | 152 | 180 | 239 | 335 | 416 | 461 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:06AM3.13m | 8:21PM3.19m | 9:32AM3.01m | 9:46PM3.19m | 10:51AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM1.79m | 2:25AM1.60m | 2:52PM1.95m | 4:03AM1.61m | 4:32PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 83 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 6 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NNE 12 | — | NNE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 100 | 118 | 114 | 152 | 180 | 239 | 335 | 416 | 461 | 488 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 130 | 185 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 206 | 206 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 267 | 260 | 259 | 267 | 21 |
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