Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 50 | 74 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 91 | 106 | 88 | 94 | 123 | 128 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48PM3.62m | 1:56AM3.91m | 2:26PM3.85m | 2:31AM4.20m | 3:00PM4.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM1.14m | 7:46PM1.26m | 8:12AM0.82m | 8:20PM1.01m | 8:45AM0.53m | 8:52PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 71 | 71 | — | — | 123 | 128 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 50 | 74 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 91 | 106 | 88 | 94 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 281 | 237 | 281 | 208 | 281 | 361 | 358 | 313 | 88 | 88 | 80 | 80 | 208 | 213 | 213 | 185 | 61 |
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