
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 3PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 48 | 66 | 89 | 108 | 106 | 78 | 51 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:40PM4.14m | 5:57AM4.19m | 6:14PM3.85m | 6:38AM3.82m | 6:52PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.43m | 11:32PM0.60m | 11:54AM0.79m | 00:08AM0.86m | 12:30PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 4 | SE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 48 | 66 | 89 | 108 | 106 | 78 | 51 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 6 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | N 5 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | SE 5 | N 10 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
32 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 315 | 315 | 864 | 811 | 503 | 503 | 279 | 262 | 260 | 30 | 28 | 75 | 66 | 104 | 126 | 100 | 124 | 808 | 808 | 808 | 601 |
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