
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitesand Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitesand Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 46 | 288 | 1114 | 4574 | 3736 | 2905 | 1916 | 1018 | 686 | 520 | 721 | 820 | 766 | 614 | 475 | 354 | 191 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13PM2.78m | 4:04AM2.66m | 4:27PM3.01m | 5:02AM2.95m | 5:16PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM1.63m | 10:09PM1.44m | 10:23AM1.43m | 11:06PM1.16m | 11:16AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | -5 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 |
70 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 46 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 102 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 614 | 475 | 354 | 191 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | WSW 10 |
— | 29 | 11 | 27 | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | 127 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 94 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 |
— | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SSW 8 | SSE 4 | S 6 |
8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 288 | 1114 | 4574 | 3736 | 2905 | 1916 | 1018 | 686 | 520 | 721 | 820 | 766 | — | 165 | 29 | 139 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 75 | 115 | 345 | 350 | 377 | 377 | 378 | 431 | 413 | 350 | 187 | 117 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 121 | 64 | 133 | 218 |
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