Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08AM2.69m | 9:27PM2.90m | 9:59AM2.83m | 10:20PM2.93m | 10:45AM2.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.03m | 3:17PM0.15m | 3:50AM-0.02m | 4:12PM0.01m | 4:37AM-0.04m | 5:02PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 39 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 4 | S 6 | W 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 1 | 59 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 1138 | 1143 | 598 | 1322 | 891 | 891 | 891 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 423 | 25 | 189 | 196 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 473 | 837 | 844 | 986 | 1081 | 483 |
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