Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 121 | 112 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 10:46AM3.01m | 11:16PM2.85m | 11:27AM3.14m | 00:01AM2.87m | 12:10PM3.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.05m | 5:08PM-0.17m | 5:20AM-0.01m | 5:54PM-0.30m | 6:04AM-0.04m | 6:40PM-0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 166 | 121 | 112 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 108 | 145 | 148 | 470 | 366 | 464 | 381 | 362 | 362 | 122 | 214 | 9 | 25 |
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