
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 7 | N 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:28AM3.45m | 7:44PM3.26m | 8:38AM3.15m | 9:03PM3.07m | 10:10AM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM1.53m | 1:39AM1.48m | 2:09PM1.83m | 2:57AM1.72m | 3:46PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | S 6 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 |
2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 52 | 52 | 40 | 31 | 40 | 50 | 36 | 42 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 808 | 275 | 855 | 640 | 294 | 275 | 640 | 749 | 817 | 802 | 817 | 587 | 871 | 377 | 377 | 567 | 503 | 453 | 441 | 377 | 275 | 212 | 206 |
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