Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | 13 | 40 | 77 | 74 | 115 | 112 | 129 | 105 | 118 | 102 | 92 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 58 | 72 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 42 | 107 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:55AM2.45m | 11:00PM2.81m | 11:32AM2.55m | 11:38PM2.87m | 12:08PM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.18m | 4:50PM0.37m | 5:26AM0.10m | 5:30PM0.27m | 6:01AM0.04m | 6:09PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
13 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 77 | 74 | 115 | 112 | 129 | 105 | 118 | 102 | 92 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 58 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 53 | 42 | 107 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | — |
18 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | N 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 80 | 93 | 71 | 52 | 42 | 58 | 78 | 48 | 133 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 473 | 42 | 148 | 29 | 145 | 483 | 473 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 844 | 891 | 660 | 486 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 42 | 25 | 42 | 9 | 9 |
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