Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:53AM2.94m | 00:13AM3.06m | 12:37PM2.99m | 1:00AM2.97m | 1:19PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM-0.14m | 6:30AM-0.16m | 6:52PM-0.16m | 7:12AM-0.07m | 7:37PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 276 | 473 | 598 | 276 | 939 | 605 | 1143 | 1316 | 1316 | 1313 | 481 | 29 | 9 | 429 | 419 | 383 | 215 | 42 | 256 | 256 |
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