Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
118 | 92 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 58 | 72 | 55 | 55 | 97 | 54 | 64 | 75 | 60 | 49 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | |
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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:32AM2.55m | 11:38PM2.87m | 12:08PM2.65m | 00:16AM2.90m | 12:42PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.27m | 6:01AM0.04m | 6:09PM0.17m | 6:35AM-0.01m | 6:48PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
118 | 92 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 58 | 36 | 29 | 55 | 97 | 54 | 64 | 75 | 60 | 49 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | E 10 | SE 4 | S 7 | — | S 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 55 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 |
3 | 16 | 69 | 124 | 96 | 47 | 43 | 19 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 899 | 1307 | 891 | 617 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 214 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
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