Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 54 | 61 | 74 | 115 | 112 | 107 | 120 | 102 | 102 | 92 | 74 | 74 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14AM2.36m | 10:19PM2.74m | 10:55AM2.45m | 11:00PM2.81m | 11:32AM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.48m | 4:50AM0.18m | 4:50PM0.37m | 5:26AM0.10m | 5:30PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
32 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 54 | 61 | 74 | 115 | 112 | 107 | 120 | 102 | 102 | 92 | 74 | 74 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 13 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 11 | 11 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | 33 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 45 | 84 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 148 | 29 | 256 | 891 | 473 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 140 | 140 | 891 | 25 |
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