
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Sands today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 36 | 113 | 151 | 122 | 200 | 145 | 58 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:08PM2.89m | 3:24AM2.94m | 4:00PM2.85m | 4:20AM2.75m | 4:52PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM-0.24m | 9:17PM0.05m | 9:46AM-0.08m | 10:14PM0.13m | 10:36AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | SSE 8 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 115 | 145 | 58 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 |
3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 6 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
2 | 36 | 113 | 151 | 122 | 200 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 21 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 893 | 3637 | 3637 | 496 | 484 | 431 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 195 | 188 | 146 | 195 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 209 | 225 | 209 | 225 | 225 |
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