
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 44 | 32 | 38 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 112 | 89 | 103 | 47 | 41 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM2.43m | 6:13PM2.86m | 7:05AM2.41m | 7:23PM2.87m | 8:17AM2.47m | 8:34PM2.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.34m | 00:54AM0.12m | 1:05PM0.35m | 2:05AM0.08m | 2:16PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
43 | 44 | 32 | 38 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 89 | 103 | 47 | 41 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | N 3 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | S 3 |
— | — | 7 | — | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | NE 4 |
1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 24 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 1143 | 2763 | 2779 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 122 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
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