Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sands today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sands at 2AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 625 | 434 | 678 | 788 | 480 | 362 | 324 | 249 | 192 | 153 | 125 | 89 | 67 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 62 | 4 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.05m | 10:46AM1.19m | 11:03PM1.00m | 11:25AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM-0.02m | 4:30AM-0.00m | 5:03PM0.00m | 5:07AM0.05m | 5:43PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 103 | 434 | 678 | 788 | 480 | 362 | 324 | 249 | 192 | 153 | 125 | 89 | 67 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 406 | — | — | 50 | 56 | 72 | 49 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NNW 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 625 | 278 | — | 143 | 87 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 62 | 37 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1113 | 76 | 34 | 76 | 143 | 205 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 497 | 338 | 215 | 335 |
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