Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 7PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | N 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:45PM4.37m | 5:52AM4.63m | 6:24PM4.13m | 6:33AM4.30m | 7:03PM3.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM-0.05m | 11:29PM0.53m | 11:58AM0.26m | 00:07AM0.72m | 12:35PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | SE 4 | — | — | — | NE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 276 | 281 | 247 | 247 | 213 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 237 | 237 | 295 | 299 | 299 | 296 | 296 | 314 | 1356 | 298 | 187 |
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