Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:35PM4.37m | 4:40AM4.66m | 5:08PM4.33m | 5:15AM4.56m | 5:43PM4.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.45m | 10:52AM0.09m | 11:02PM0.48m | 11:27AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 3 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 6 | — |
7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 7 | NNE 8 | ESE 3 | NNE 8 | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 5 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 237 | 237 | 189 | 295 | 132 | 298 | 587 | 469 | 377 | 295 | 235 | 203 | 294 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 146 | 206 |
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