Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Sands today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 4PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 45 | 36 | 34 | 39 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:53PM2.58m | 6:36AM2.23m | 6:49PM2.53m | 7:38AM2.19m | 7:49PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.54m | 00:29AM0.41m | 12:33PM0.63m | 1:31AM0.45m | 1:33PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
48 | 45 | 36 | 34 | 39 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 55 | 61 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | S 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
— | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 54 | 10 | 22 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 893 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 474 | 3562 | 621 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 833 | 897 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 32 |
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