
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Sands today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Sands at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:08PM4.09m | 5:10AM4.47m | 5:42PM4.06m | 5:43AM4.39m | 6:17PM3.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.28m | 10:55PM0.70m | 11:23AM0.29m | 11:29PM0.74m | 11:57AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 3 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 7 | N 7 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 666 | 666 | 315 | 295 | 259 | 259 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 189 | 188 | 189 | 295 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 293 | 295 |
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