Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Sands today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
90 | 107 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 82 | 55 | 80 | 90 | 73 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 39 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:38PM2.87m | 12:08PM2.65m | 00:16AM2.90m | 12:42PM2.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.27m | 6:01AM0.04m | 6:09PM0.17m | 6:35AM-0.01m | 6:48PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
2 | 61 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 82 | 55 | 80 | 90 | 73 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | S 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | ESE 2 | SSE 2 | SSW 3 |
90 | 107 | 71 | 42 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 15 | 12 | 23 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 893 | 443 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 27 | 225 | 139 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 254 | 254 | 141 | 11 |
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