
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 11AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:30AM3.11m | 3:08PM2.89m | 3:24AM2.94m | 4:00PM2.85m | 4:20AM2.75m | 4:52PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM-0.24m | 9:17PM0.05m | 9:46AM-0.08m | 10:14PM0.13m | 10:36AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 115 | 82 | 72 | 48 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 12 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
— | — | 1 | 14 | 59 | 135 | 144 | 170 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | 11 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 473 | 596 | 891 | 2832 | 3096 | 537 | 869 | 617 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 189 | 196 | 191 | 189 | 196 | 214 | 214 | 196 | 227 | 227 | 596 | 227 |
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