Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 102 | 79 | 173 | 198 | 202 | 186 | 128 | 73 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:33PM4.22m | 3:35AM4.59m | 4:04PM4.33m | 4:07AM4.67m | 4:35PM4.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.29m | 9:24PM0.62m | 9:48AM0.12m | 9:55PM0.50m | 10:20AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 |
99 | 102 | 79 | 173 | 198 | 202 | 186 | 128 | 73 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | — | 28 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | N 9 | — | NE 9 | E 6 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | SE 7 | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 28 | 61 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 199 | 186 | 186 | 194 | 296 | 295 | 295 | 276 | 260 | 237 | 237 |
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