
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 9PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15AM2.73m | 10:31PM3.08m | 11:06AM2.85m | 11:24PM3.10m | 11:53AM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.04m | 4:58AM-0.18m | 5:13PM-0.07m | 5:45AM-0.19m | 6:04PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 112 | 115 | 90 | 64 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 |
4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 15 | 87 | 101 | 164 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 946 | 2542 | 1322 | 891 | 2542 | 1196 | 1753 | 1143 | 9 | 208 | 9 | 189 | 189 | 191 | 211 | 214 | 214 | 276 | 1753 | 276 | 256 |
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