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Forecasts and tides for Whitesands

The local weather for Whitesands Beach with 5-day forecasts, tide times, surf swells and wind speed predictions.

5-day weather forecast

Thu

Overcast

18°C

Min: 17°C
Max: 18°C

Fri

Overcast

17°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 17°C

Sat

Sunshine

16°C

Min: 14°C
Max: 16°C

Sun

Overcast

18°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 18°C

Mon

Overcast

17°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 17°C

Tide times

Tides and the dangers

A beach can seem like a vast playground but the tide can come in surprisingly quickly. As the tide moves up and down the beach, the depth of the water changes throughout the day, sometimes by as much as 10 metres.

Always keep a look out of the tide's direction while on the beach.

Surf forecast

Thursday 3 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.5ft 7
5am 5.0ft 8
8am 0.4ft 15
11am 0.4ft 15
2pm 4.3ft 8
5pm 4.7ft 7
8pm 4.8ft 7
11pm 5.5ft 7

Friday 4 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 7.8ft 7
5am 6.2ft 8
8am 0.4ft 16
11am 5.3ft 8
2pm 5.1ft 8
5pm 4.8ft 8
8pm 0.8ft 14
11pm 0.8ft 14

Saturday 5 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.8ft 14
5am 0.6ft 14
8am 0.8ft 14
11am 0.6ft 14
2pm 0.6ft 13
5pm 0.7ft 13
8pm 0.7ft 13
11pm 0.7ft 13

Sunday 6 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 13
5am 0.6ft 13
8am 0.6ft 13
11am 0.6ft 13
2pm 0.5ft 13
5pm 0.5ft 13
8pm 0.3ft 18
11pm 0.6ft 16

Monday 7 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.0ft 15
5am 1.8ft 14
8am 2.5ft 13
11am 4.7ft 13
2pm 4.8ft 12
5pm 4.9ft 12
8pm 5.3ft 12
11pm 6.2ft 11

Thursday 3 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.3ft 15
5am 0.3ft 15
8am 0.3ft 15
11am 0.3ft 15
2pm 0.4ft 15
5pm 0.4ft 15
8pm 0.4ft 15
11pm 0.4ft 15

Friday 4 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 7.0ft 7
5am 0.2ft 16
8am 0.4ft 16
11am 0.4ft 15
2pm 0.5ft 14
5pm 0.5ft 14
8pm 0.5ft 14
11pm 0.4ft 14

Saturday 5 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 14
5am 0.5ft 14
8am 0.5ft 14
11am 0.5ft 14
2pm 0.5ft 13
5pm 0.4ft 13
8pm 0.4ft 13
11pm 0.4ft 13

Sunday 6 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.4ft 13
5am 0.3ft 13
8am 0.3ft 13
11am 0.3ft 13
2pm 0.3ft 13
5pm 0.3ft 13
8pm 0.2ft 18
11pm 0.4ft 16

Monday 7 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 15
5am 1.3ft 15
8am 2.0ft 13
11am 4.1ft 13
2pm 2.6ft 12
5pm 4.2ft 12
8pm 2.4ft 11
11pm 5.4ft 6

Thursday 3 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.3ft 15
5am 0.4ft 15
8am 0.4ft 15
11am 0.4ft 15
2pm 4.2ft 7
5pm 4.5ft 6
8pm 4.7ft 7
11pm 5.4ft 7

Friday 4 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 7.6ft 7
5am 0.4ft 16
8am 0.4ft 15
11am 0.5ft 14
2pm 0.5ft 14
5pm 0.5ft 14
8pm 0.5ft 14
11pm 0.5ft 14

Saturday 5 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 14
5am 0.5ft 14
8am 0.5ft 14
11am 0.4ft 14
2pm 0.4ft 14
5pm 0.4ft 13
8pm 0.4ft 13
11pm 0.4ft 13

Sunday 6 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.4ft 13
5am 0.3ft 13
8am 0.3ft 13
11am 0.3ft 13
2pm 0.4ft 13
5pm 0.3ft 13
8pm 0.3ft 18
11pm 0.6ft 16

Monday 7 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.1ft 15
5am 1.7ft 15
8am 2.4ft 14
11am 2.7ft 13
2pm 5.1ft 13
5pm 5.0ft 12
8pm 5.3ft 12
11pm 6.1ft 12

Thursday 3 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.7ft 7
5am 3.2ft 7
8am 0.2ft 15
11am 2.7ft 8
2pm 2.9ft 7
5pm 3.1ft 7
8pm 3.2ft 7
11pm 3.4ft 7

Friday 4 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.3ft 7
5am 4.6ft 8
8am 4.3ft 8
11am 3.9ft 8
2pm 3.9ft 8
5pm 3.6ft 8
8pm 3.3ft 8
11pm 0.3ft 14

Saturday 5 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.3ft 14
5am 0.3ft 14
8am 0.2ft 15
11am 2.0ft 8
2pm 0.2ft 14
5pm 0.2ft 14
8pm 0.2ft 14
11pm 0.2ft 13

Sunday 6 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.2ft 13
5am 0.2ft 13
8am 0.2ft 13
11am 0.2ft 13
2pm 0.2ft 13
5pm 0.2ft 13
8pm 0.2ft 18
11pm 0.4ft 16

Monday 7 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.8ft 15
5am 1.3ft 15
8am 1.6ft 14
11am 2.0ft 13
2pm 3.7ft 13
5pm 3.6ft 12
8pm 3.7ft 12
11pm 4.3ft 12

Thursday 3 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.4ft 15
5am 0.5ft 15
8am 0.5ft 15
11am 0.6ft 15
2pm 4.7ft 7
5pm 5.0ft 7
8pm 5.2ft 7
11pm 6.1ft 7

Friday 4 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 8.2ft 7
5am 0.6ft 14
8am 0.6ft 15
11am 0.6ft 14
2pm 0.7ft 14
5pm 0.6ft 14
8pm 0.6ft 14
11pm 0.7ft 14

Saturday 5 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.7ft 14
5am 0.7ft 14
8am 0.7ft 13
11am 0.6ft 13
2pm 0.5ft 13
5pm 0.5ft 13
8pm 0.6ft 13
11pm 0.5ft 13

Sunday 6 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.5ft 13
5am 0.5ft 13
8am 0.5ft 13
11am 0.5ft 13
2pm 0.5ft 13
5pm 0.5ft 13
8pm 0.4ft 17
11pm 0.7ft 16

Monday 7 September

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.3ft 15
5am 2.0ft 15
8am 5.4ft 13
11am 5.7ft 13
2pm 5.7ft 13
5pm 5.6ft 12
8pm 5.8ft 12
11pm 6.7ft 12