Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 9PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 161 | 99 | 141 | 167 | 257 | 310 | 307 | 361 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:03PM3.84m | 7:18AM3.92m | 7:45PM3.55m | 8:10AM3.56m | 8:39PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.97m | 1:14PM1.05m | 1:28AM1.25m | 1:59PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — |
1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 310 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 161 | 99 | 141 | 167 | 257 | — | 307 | 361 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 296 | 295 | 275 | 275 | 188 | 270 | 237 | 237 | 207 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 130 | 237 | 260 | 503 | 130 | 61 |
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