Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 244 | 310 | 388 | 245 | 226 | 249 | 267 | 311 | 318 | 318 | 273 | 273 | 217 | 181 | 177 | 150 | 131 | 105 | 103 | 75 | 71 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17AM3.27m | 9:50PM3.13m | 10:40AM3.14m | 11:11PM3.14m | 11:59AM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM1.52m | 3:00PM1.74m | 3:41AM1.71m | 4:36PM1.87m | 5:30AM1.69m | 6:10PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
217 | — | — | 270 | 245 | 226 | 249 | 267 | 311 | 318 | 318 | 273 | 273 | 217 | 181 | 177 | 150 | 131 | 105 | 103 | 75 | 71 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
— | 244 | 310 | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 0 | 15 | 41 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
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