
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 4PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:52PM3.55m | 7:28AM3.45m | 7:44PM3.26m | 8:38AM3.15m | 9:03PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM1.17m | 00:48AM1.17m | 1:12PM1.53m | 1:39AM1.48m | 2:09PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | NW 4 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
16 | 27 | 38 | 36 | 47 | 36 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 58 | 38 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 749 | 808 | 864 | 855 | 503 | 590 | 301 | 259 | 871 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 749 | 802 | 802 | 817 | 817 | 587 | 587 | 530 |
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