Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 11AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SE 8 | N 3 | NNE 5 | N 4 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 115 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:25AM2.26m | 4:28PM2.51m | 5:20AM2.21m | 5:24PM2.46m | 6:16AM2.21m | 6:22PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.66m | 11:05PM0.44m | 11:13AM0.71m | 00:00AM0.47m | 12:10PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 37 | 41 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 27 | 115 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | E 11 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 8 | E 15 | E 6 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 16 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 196 | 473 | 473 | 483 | 596 | 481 | 381 | 481 | 383 | 283 | 362 | 362 | 832 | 891 | 214 | 214 | 1222 | 1218 | 1218 | 1094 | 603 |
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