Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sands today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sands at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 46 | 62 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 52 | 174 | 120 | 102 | 70 | 115 | 59 | 45 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.12m | 9:19AM0.98m | 9:31PM1.14m | 9:55AM1.03m | 10:07PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.12m | 3:11AM0.03m | 3:19PM0.08m | 3:50AM-0.00m | 4:02PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 46 | 62 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 52 | 174 | 120 | 102 | 70 | 115 | 59 | 45 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 48 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 983 | 239 | 193 | 195 | 338 | 216 | 342 | 1210 | 1210 | 763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
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