
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 19 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19PM2.57m | 1:21AM2.87m | 1:52PM2.64m | 1:58AM2.84m | 2:26PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.29m | 7:44AM0.01m | 7:53PM0.23m | 8:18AM0.01m | 8:34PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
64 | 63 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
27 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 23 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 70 | 78 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 145 | 140 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 142 | 256 | 227 | 596 | 473 | 473 | 9 | 9 | 596 | 1771 | 1771 | 1771 | 1269 | 25 |
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