Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 87 | 101 | 61 | 75 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:27PM4.55m | 3:39AM4.69m | 3:59PM4.48m | 4:15AM4.55m | 4:31PM4.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.32m | 9:43AM0.18m | 9:56PM0.31m | 10:16AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 54 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 26 | 46 | 52 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 87 | 101 | 61 | 75 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 185 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 445 | 33 | 41 | 130 | 601 | 108 | 128 |
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