
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 119 | 236 | 371 | 357 | 344 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:47AM2.33m | 10:48PM2.76m | 11:29AM2.39m | 11:29PM2.81m | 12:09PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.23m | 4:38PM0.52m | 5:25AM0.17m | 5:19PM0.46m | 6:02AM0.11m | 5:59PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 35 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 103 | 122 | 119 | 61 | 60 | 119 | 236 | 371 | 357 | 344 | 365 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 140 | 486 | 473 | 96 | 25 | 9 | 473 | 832 | 2044 | 888 | 888 | 559 | 505 | 227 | 395 | 214 | 195 | 189 |
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