Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Sands today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 7AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 12 | 50 | 92 | 109 | 135 | 110 | 93 | 70 | 44 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 58 | 46 | 49 | 25 | 12 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:32AM2.34m | 3:34PM2.59m | 4:25AM2.26m | 4:28PM2.51m | 5:20AM2.21m | 5:24PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.58m | 10:11PM0.35m | 10:17AM0.66m | 11:05PM0.44m | 11:13AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 110 | 93 | 70 | 44 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 42 | 25 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 50 | 92 | 109 | 135 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 66 | 49 | 75 | 58 | — | 49 | — | 12 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 923 | 658 | 658 | 835 | 835 | 1305 | 443 | 23 | 190 | 11 | 226 | 213 | 474 | 474 | 506 | 506 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 121 | 599 |
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