Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 12 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 61 | 73 | 68 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 11 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 31 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM2.20m | 8:46PM2.58m | 9:29AM2.27m | 9:35PM2.66m | 10:14AM2.36m | 10:19PM2.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.43m | 2:32PM0.65m | 3:25AM0.36m | 3:24PM0.57m | 4:10AM0.27m | 4:09PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
42 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 61 | 73 | 20 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 31 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 18 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | SW 3 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 68 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 22 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 939 | 9 | 939 | 1914 | 630 | 429 | 25 | 42 | 29 | 9 | 25 | 256 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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