Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 6AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 71 | 164 | 173 | 138 | 94 | 77 | 69 | 47 | 33 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 2:57AM2.83m | 3:21PM2.85m | 3:48AM2.64m | 4:09PM2.76m | 4:42AM2.47m | 5:00PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.05m | 9:42PM0.09m | 9:57AM0.23m | 10:36PM0.21m | 10:46AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 42 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 71 | 164 | 173 | 138 | 94 | 77 | 69 | 47 | 33 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 31 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 13 | 13 | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 |
53 | 57 | 55 | 69 | 94 | 69 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1720 | 544 | 414 | 359 | 330 | 280 | 214 | 195 | 189 | 191 | 196 | 196 | 214 | 196 | 196 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 117 | 9 | 9 |
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