Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Sands today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | ESE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36PM3.23m | 12:15PM2.87m | 00:29AM3.21m | 1:04PM2.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM-0.03m | 6:06AM-0.32m | 6:18PM-0.09m | 6:55AM-0.31m | 7:10PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | — | SE 13 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 506 | 482 | 2594 | 598 | 274 | 2613 | 274 | 316 | 188 | 274 | 482 | 833 | 833 | 2775 | 3518 | 3518 | 893 | 599 |
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