Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Sands today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 10PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:16PM2.84m | 1:33AM2.87m | 1:51PM2.91m | 2:14AM2.80m | 2:31PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.01m | 7:45AM-0.02m | 8:10PM-0.04m | 8:25AM0.02m | 8:55PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 5 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | E 14 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1079 | 2836 | 2051 | 2602 | 254 | 274 | 937 | 600 | 1902 | 482 | 474 | 1311 | 1311 | 937 | 937 | 937 | 937 | 978 | 506 | 1194 | 482 |
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