Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 61 | 74 | 115 | 112 | 129 | 105 | 118 | 118 | 92 | 74 | 59 | 74 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 93 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55AM2.45m | 11:00PM2.81m | 11:32AM2.55m | 11:38PM2.87m | 12:08PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.37m | 5:26AM0.10m | 5:30PM0.27m | 6:01AM0.04m | 6:09PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
40 | 61 | 74 | 115 | 112 | 129 | 105 | 118 | 118 | 92 | 74 | 59 | 74 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 36 | 55 | 28 | 93 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
5 | 27 | 11 | 11 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
4 | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 107 | 96 | 60 | 58 | — | 35 | 22 | 25 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 145 | 596 | 473 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 1307 | 891 | 891 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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