
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
187 | 187 | 158 | 142 | 117 | 107 | 110 | 110 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 75 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM2.83m | 6:26AM2.51m | 6:50PM2.92m | 7:29AM2.49m | 7:50PM3.00m | 8:36AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.18m | 12:36PM0.21m | 1:26AM0.10m | 1:34PM0.22m | 2:30AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
187 | 187 | 158 | 142 | 117 | 107 | 110 | 110 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 45 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 75 | 72 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — |
— | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 117 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 96 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 256 | 280 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 215 |
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