Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 86 | 118 | 132 | 168 | 293 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:03AM2.74m | 3:40PM2.59m | 3:47AM2.69m | 4:22PM2.67m | 4:36AM2.62m | 5:07PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.10m | 9:46PM0.36m | 10:10AM0.12m | 10:36PM0.31m | 10:55AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 86 | 118 | 132 | 168 | 194 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 293 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 596 | 598 | 671 | 2781 | 483 | 1936 | 1722 | 497 | 470 | 891 | 437 | 378 | 381 | 362 | 486 | 359 | 189 | 486 | 214 | 557 | 362 | 383 | 2542 | 62 |
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