Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 179 | 94 | 64 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:35AM4.59m | 4:04PM4.33m | 4:07AM4.67m | 4:35PM4.37m | 4:40AM4.66m | 5:08PM4.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.12m | 9:55PM0.50m | 10:20AM0.06m | 10:28PM0.45m | 10:52AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
217 | 179 | 94 | 64 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
8 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 33 | 27 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 310 | 317 | 128 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 296 | 189 | 189 | 237 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 188 | 189 | 498 | 377 | 212 | 259 |
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