Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | N 8 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 61 | 45 | 166 | 276 | 225 | 183 | 125 | 93 | 53 | 71 | 189 | 86 | 54 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:13PM3.92m | 1:15AM4.14m | 1:48PM4.20m | 1:53AM4.40m | 2:23PM4.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM1.07m | 7:31AM0.47m | 7:47PM0.76m | 8:07AM0.23m | 8:24PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | -1 | -3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | N 8 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 45 | 138 | 65 | 225 | 183 | 125 | 93 | 53 | 25 | 189 | 86 | 54 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | NE 7 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 55 | — | 21 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 5 | N 4 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 61 | 28 | 166 | 276 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 71 | 22 | 166 | 252 | 413 | 474 | 533 | 617 | 522 | 331 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 124 | 289 | 290 | 61 | 61 | 72 | 0 | 5 | 659 | 681 | 684 | 663 | 663 | 663 | 855 | 855 | 890 | 864 | 864 | 640 |
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