
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 10 | 58 | 74 | 91 | 128 | 203 | 171 | 120 | 80 | 53 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58PM4.57m | 2:11AM4.72m | 2:35PM4.62m | 2:54AM4.73m | 3:15PM4.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.08m | 8:01PM0.27m | 8:22AM0.05m | 8:39PM0.15m | 9:02AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 4:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 171 | 120 | 80 | 53 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
3 | 5 | 58 | 74 | 91 | 128 | 203 | 21 | 84 | 102 | 81 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 39 | 60 | 51 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 295 | 321 | 18 | 295 | 321 | 865 | 749 | 865 | 865 | 890 | 924 | 643 | 601 | 294 | 294 | 601 | 130 | 130 | 237 | 237 |
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