
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 10AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 15 | 21 | 71 | 87 | 161 | 352 | 215 | 211 | 143 | 73 | 38 | 77 | 240 | 103 | 51 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:13PM3.92m | 1:15AM4.14m | 1:48PM4.20m | 1:53AM4.40m | 2:23PM4.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.77m | 7:11PM1.07m | 7:31AM0.47m | 7:47PM0.76m | 8:07AM0.23m | 8:24PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | — | E 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | N 12 | N 12 |
16 | 15 | 5 | — | 86 | 103 | 87 | 215 | 211 | 143 | 73 | 38 | 16 | 240 | 103 | 51 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 7 | — | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | 34 | 100 | — | 53 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 7 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SE 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | 5 | 21 | 71 | 87 | 161 | 352 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 77 | 21 | 172 | 237 | 332 | 474 | 456 | 552 | 459 | 281 | 246 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 276 | 208 | 130 | 130 | 290 | 290 | 61 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 659 | 855 | 808 | 865 | 855 | 855 | 855 | 865 | 865 | 864 | 587 | 640 |
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