Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
235 | 217 | 179 | 92 | 58 | 48 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:35AM4.59m | 4:04PM4.33m | 4:07AM4.67m | 4:35PM4.37m | 4:40AM4.66m | 5:08PM4.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.12m | 9:55PM0.50m | 10:20AM0.06m | 10:28PM0.45m | 10:52AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
235 | 217 | 179 | 92 | 53 | 48 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | NE 9 |
29 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 58 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 8 | — | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | E 6 | N 9 | — | NE 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | E 7 | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 11 | SE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | E 7 | SE 6 |
— | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 317 | 317 | 299 | 296 | 295 | 295 | 296 | 189 | 189 | 237 | 189 | 189 | 190 | 128 | 132 | 498 | 377 |
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