
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
168 | 172 | 176 | 149 | 119 | 93 | 83 | 64 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40PM3.57m | 9:05AM3.67m | 9:52PM3.48m | 10:28AM3.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.98m | 2:30AM1.29m | 3:13PM1.22m | 3:48AM1.38m | 4:39PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
168 | 172 | 176 | 149 | 119 | 93 | 83 | 64 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 75 | 66 | 129 | 235 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 345 | 275 | 275 | 206 |
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