Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitesand Bay today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitesand Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
92 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 121 | 135 | 143 | 140 | 137 | 137 | 96 | 126 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 79 | 54 | 68 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:42PM4.27m | 8:07AM4.01m | 8:26PM4.48m | 8:49AM4.11m | 9:07PM4.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.34m | 2:17AM0.08m | 2:26PM0.15m | 2:58AM-0.03m | 3:05PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 |
92 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 121 | 135 | 143 | 140 | 137 | 137 | 96 | 126 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 79 | 54 | 68 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | W 11 | WSW 8 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | W 11 |
6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 195 | 350 | 151 | 78 | 71 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 151 | 208 | 78 | 78 |
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