
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:00PM2.85m | 4:20AM2.75m | 4:52PM2.80m | 5:17AM2.57m | 5:44PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.13m | 10:36AM0.09m | 11:12PM0.21m | 11:27AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 11 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | 16 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 61 | 72 | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 211 | 211 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 256 | 505 | 505 | 211 | 9 | 9 | 1307 | 1307 | 1307 | 1307 | 414 | 582 |
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