
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
188 | 166 | 107 | 104 | 84 | 65 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:45PM2.51m | 00:45AM2.87m | 1:19PM2.57m | 1:21AM2.87m | 1:52PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.34m | 7:11AM0.03m | 7:15PM0.29m | 7:44AM0.01m | 7:53PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 5 |
167 | 123 | 107 | 104 | 84 | 65 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | E 5 | — | ESE 10 | SE 7 |
55 | 55 | 49 | 52 | 35 | 48 | 45 | 33 | 64 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 5 |
188 | 166 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 189 | 62 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 145 | 117 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 227 | 473 | 473 | 29 |
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