Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 5AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17AM4.64m | 4:57PM4.53m | 5:07AM4.64m | 5:53PM4.37m | 5:59AM4.57m | 6:48PM4.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.43m | 10:29AM-0.04m | 10:50PM0.55m | 11:21AM-0.01m | 11:38PM0.73m | 12:13PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 189 | 132 | 132 | 188 | 185 | 187 | 188 | 188 | 237 | 206 | 270 | 259 | 206 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 279 | 293 | 237 | 294 | 262 | 310 |
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