
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 36 | 48 | 42 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:02AM4.00m | 8:43PM3.60m | 8:58AM3.69m | 9:38PM3.42m | 10:01AM3.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM1.15m | 2:06PM0.93m | 2:19AM1.36m | 2:58PM1.27m | 3:20AM1.53m | 4:02PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
26 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 36 | 48 | 42 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 129 | 607 | 631 | 1051 | 1051 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 75 | 30 | 42 | 130 | 332 | 260 | 129 | 186 | 129 | 75 | 129 | 648 | 208 | 131 | 129 |
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