Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:26PM4.63m | 4:30AM4.98m | 5:06PM4.54m | 5:11AM4.87m | 5:45PM4.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM-0.27m | 10:14PM0.38m | 10:43AM-0.24m | 10:52PM0.42m | 11:21AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WSW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 4 | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 630 | 315 | 508 | 504 | 650 | 299 | 301 | 469 | 864 | 1402 | 289 | 262 | 259 | 206 | 259 | 259 | 267 | 313 | 296 | 237 |
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