Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 6 | N 11 | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 5 | SE 7 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 120 | 70 | 49 | 160 | 185 | 74 | 51 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 96 | 140 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM4.14m | 1:48PM4.20m | 1:53AM4.40m | 2:23PM4.43m | 2:31AM4.60m | 2:58PM4.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.47m | 7:47PM0.76m | 8:07AM0.23m | 8:24PM0.49m | 8:44AM0.08m | 9:01PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | N 11 | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 192 | 120 | 70 | 37 | 16 | 185 | 74 | 51 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 11 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NNE 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 51 | 49 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 7 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SE 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 160 | 35 | 173 | 277 | 330 | 535 | 655 | 749 | 659 | 474 | 297 | 147 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 96 | 140 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 5 | 681 | 855 | 295 | 855 | 855 | 314 | 855 | 855 | 855 | 811 | 587 | 640 | 294 | 124 | 104 | 187 | 292 | 284 | 5 | 295 |
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