
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:36AM2.52m | 8:51PM3.10m | 9:39AM2.58m | 9:51PM3.20m | 10:38AM2.67m | 10:49PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM-0.01m | 2:36PM0.20m | 3:32AM-0.13m | 3:36PM0.13m | 4:30AM-0.25m | 4:36PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 87 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ESE 10 | E 8 |
9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 70 | 162 | 143 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 256 | 261 | 214 | 215 | 215 | 481 | 473 | 473 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 483 | 598 | 596 | 505 | 598 | 598 | 1080 | 276 | 423 | 1080 | 29 | 25 |
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