Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
73 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 107 | 113 | 99 | 96 | 75 | 223 | 255 | 222 | 165 | 125 | 92 | 48 | 20 | 16 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:00PM4.06m | 3:04AM4.43m | 3:33PM4.22m | 3:35AM4.59m | 4:04PM4.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.79m | 9:17AM0.29m | 9:24PM0.62m | 9:48AM0.12m | 9:55PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
— | — | 79 | 81 | 107 | 113 | 99 | 96 | 75 | 223 | 255 | 222 | 165 | 125 | 92 | 48 | 20 | 16 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 52 | — | — | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 3 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
73 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 299 | 187 | 94 | 80 | 42 | 0 | 28 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 317 | 317 | 310 |
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