Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Sands today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 68 | 90 | 53 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 107 | 136 | 90 | 64 | 57 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 22 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:57AM2.83m | 3:21PM2.85m | 3:48AM2.64m | 4:09PM2.76m | 4:42AM2.47m | 5:00PM2.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.05m | 9:42PM0.09m | 9:57AM0.23m | 10:36PM0.21m | 10:46AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 7 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 107 | 136 | 90 | 64 | 57 | 49 | 59 | 21 | 22 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 29 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 19 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 3 | — |
50 | 68 | 90 | 53 | 27 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 528 | 412 | 365 | 313 | 212 | 195 | 189 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 209 | 195 | 209 | 209 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 254 | 40 | 11 | 23 |
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