Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 11AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the E by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 219 | 247 | 302 | 416 | 522 | 608 | 632 | 623 | 675 | 640 | 368 | 346 | 190 | 96 | 73 | 62 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:51AM3.10m | 10:57PM3.34m | 11:50AM3.33m | 11:51PM3.58m | 12:35PM3.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM1.61m | 4:32PM1.91m | 5:25AM1.40m | 5:43PM1.68m | 6:16AM1.09m | 6:31PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 675 | 640 | 368 | 346 | 190 | 96 | 73 | 62 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 54 | 103 | 86 | 68 | 56 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 192 | 219 | 247 | 302 | 416 | 522 | 608 | 632 | 623 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 267 | 267 | 206 | 206 | 21 | 186 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 259 | 237 | 80 | 42 | 75 | 66 | 129 | 206 |
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