Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitesand Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 4AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitesand Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 68 | 45 | 35 | 42 | 69 | 156 | 255 | 426 | 261 | 408 | 222 | 172 | 155 | 140 | 113 | 88 | 65 | 50 | 42 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:38PM3.59m | 11:56AM3.32m | 00:18AM3.22m | 12:39PM3.04m | 1:07AM2.88m | 1:37PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.89m | 6:03PM0.99m | 6:27AM1.19m | 6:50PM1.29m | 7:18AM1.46m | 8:02PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
85 | 68 | 43 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 273 | 36 | 276 | 222 | 172 | 155 | 140 | 113 | 88 | 65 | 39 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 21 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | W 10 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 |
12 | 29 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
— | — | 45 | 35 | 42 | 69 | 156 | 255 | 426 | 261 | 408 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 62 | 40 | 27 | 41 | 50 | 42 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 41 | 78 | 348 | 378 | 377 | 377 | 245 | 41 | 117 | 41 | 41 | 137 | 79 | 85 | 78 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 44 | 71 | 195 | 200 |
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