Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 60 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 65 | 50 | 54 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:31PM2.95m | 2:59AM2.72m | 3:17PM2.95m | 3:51AM2.61m | 4:09PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.02m | 8:55PM-0.04m | 9:09AM0.09m | 9:46PM-0.00m | 9:59AM0.18m | 10:44PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 60 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 60 | 60 | 21 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 65 | 50 | 54 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 4 | — | SE 10 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | ENE 3 | SE 5 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
10 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 12 | 46 | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 27 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 25 | 32 | 53 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 939 | 946 | 2045 | 470 | 330 | 362 | 214 | 196 | 841 | 899 | 2045 | 929 | 227 | 227 | 117 | 429 | 256 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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