
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:04PM4.23m | 2:17AM4.46m | 2:56PM4.46m | 3:04AM4.76m | 3:42PM4.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.53m | 8:08PM0.77m | 8:36AM0.14m | 8:53PM0.56m | 9:21AM-0.14m | 9:35PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
59 | 43 | 42 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | 40 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 186 | 295 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 75 | 42 | 75 | 132 | 207 | 206 | 66 | 75 |
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