Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 52 | 66 | 52 | 42 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 51 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49PM2.53m | 8:37AM2.20m | 8:46PM2.58m | 9:29AM2.27m | 9:35PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.43m | 2:32PM0.65m | 3:25AM0.36m | 3:24PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
23 | 19 | 66 | 52 | 42 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 51 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 |
28 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 114 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 844 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 939 | 980 | 939 | 2048 | 443 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 140 | 395 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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