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 12AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 51 | 47 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:37PM4.24m | 1:41AM4.49m | 2:17PM4.43m | 2:22AM4.66m | 2:53PM4.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.84m | 8:01AM0.15m | 8:15PM0.60m | 8:37AM0.05m | 8:50PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 4 | 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 |
| kJ | 28 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 51 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | — | NE 12 | NNE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NNE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 67 | 72 | 83 | 89 | 66 | 54 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 66 | 186 | 275 | 66 | 124 | 146 | 808 | 924 | 749 | 603 | 749 | 890 | 603 | 574 | 811 | 684 | 574 | 290 |
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