
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 59 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 32 | 38 | 82 | 48 | 36 | 60 | 110 | 117 | 139 | 59 | 85 | 65 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:50AM2.50m | 5:08PM2.89m | 5:55AM2.43m | 6:13PM2.86m | 7:05AM2.41m | 7:23PM2.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.27m | 11:46PM0.10m | 11:57AM0.34m | 00:54AM0.12m | 1:05PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
52 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 59 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 32 | 38 | 61 | 48 | 36 | 59 | 110 | 117 | 68 | 59 | 85 | 65 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 |
18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 82 | — | 7 | 60 | 32 | 22 | 139 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 473 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1143 | 2763 | 62 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 62 | 88 | 9 | 9 |
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