
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Sands today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
176 | 94 | 75 | 56 | 46 | 39 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34PM2.59m | 4:25AM2.26m | 4:28PM2.51m | 5:20AM2.21m | 5:24PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.35m | 10:17AM0.66m | 11:05PM0.44m | 11:13AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 8 |
123 | 94 | 75 | 56 | 46 | 39 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
— | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 10 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
176 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 835 | 835 | 1305 | 417 | 23 | 1912 | 11 | 225 | 474 | 474 | 474 | 474 | 474 | 484 | 27 | 121 | 40 | 598 | 599 |
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