
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 12PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 16 | N 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 74 | 91 | 71 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:09AM3.72m | 6:16PM3.60m | 6:58AM3.40m | 7:07PM3.36m | 8:06AM3.13m | 8:21PM3.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM1.24m | 00:22AM1.10m | 12:40PM1.54m | 1:13AM1.39m | 1:33PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 71 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 15 | E 6 | — | — | — | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 | 41 | 74 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 277 | 289 | 504 | 598 | 361 | 317 | 212 | 212 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 130 | 14 | 0 |
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