Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 64 | 133 | 202 | 253 | 572 | 587 | 539 | 497 | 509 | 448 | 349 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:59AM2.85m | 00:41AM2.48m | 12:37PM2.78m | 1:20AM2.41m | 1:17PM2.70m | 2:03AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.03m | 6:33AM0.43m | 7:11PM0.12m | 7:12AM0.50m | 7:51PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | 4:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 253 | 507 | 587 | 539 | 497 | 509 | 448 | 349 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 6 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 13 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 64 | 133 | 202 | 177 | 572 | 131 | 117 | 102 | 150 | 92 | 44 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 276 | 473 | 483 | 1724 | 1143 | 1771 | 1771 | 1914 | 486 | 381 | 419 | 392 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 464 | 359 | 228 | 227 | 196 | 71 | 71 | 9 |
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