Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 64 | 90 | 64 | 56 | 72 | 91 | 244 | 123 | 156 | 150 | 106 | 83 | 69 | 43 | 45 | 80 | 77 | 68 | 16 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:09PM2.45m | 00:08AM2.85m | 12:45PM2.51m | 00:45AM2.87m | 1:19PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.40m | 6:37AM0.06m | 6:37PM0.34m | 7:11AM0.03m | 7:15PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | E 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 13 | 64 | 56 | 72 | 91 | 26 | 73 | 83 | 128 | 86 | 68 | 53 | 43 | 45 | 80 | 24 | 68 | 55 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | 18 | — | 52 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 24 | — | 77 | 16 | 16 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 6 | — | NE 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 34 | — | 17 | — | 7 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 4 | N 3 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 64 | 90 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 91 | 244 | 123 | 156 | 150 | 106 | 83 | 69 | 9 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 366 | 227 | 276 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 122 | 189 | 161 | 195 | 196 | 196 | 71 | 9 | 34 | 61 | 96 | 211 | 25 | 9 |
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