Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 126 | 115 | 86 | 52 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 37 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:21PM2.85m | 3:48AM2.64m | 4:09PM2.76m | 4:42AM2.47m | 5:00PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.09m | 9:57AM0.23m | 10:36PM0.21m | 10:46AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 126 | 115 | 86 | 52 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | 29 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 196 | 211 | 211 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 9 |
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