Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Disappearing Sands today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Disappearing Sands at 6PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Disappearing Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 133 | 129 | 173 | 125 | 169 | 162 | 183 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 140 | 129 | 123 | 91 | 123 | 93 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:43PM0.81m | 4:54AM0.43m | 5:10PM0.77m | 5:36AM0.47m | 5:36PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.07m | 11:34PM0.12m | 10:21AM0.11m | 11:57PM0.11m | 11:02AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 168 | 222 | 215 | 166 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 157 | 145 | 141 | 138 | 136 | 23 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | N 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 133 | 129 | 173 | 125 | 169 | 162 | 183 | 23 | 146 | 144 | 140 | 129 | 123 | 91 | 123 | 93 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 148 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 6 | — | — | NW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | SSE 5 | — | W 2 | W 2 | — | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 126 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 123 | 15 | 15 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 99 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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