Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 3 | NW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 88 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:28PM2.51m | 5:20AM2.21m | 5:24PM2.46m | 6:16AM2.21m | 6:22PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.44m | 11:13AM0.71m | 00:00AM0.47m | 12:10PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | E 15 | — | E 10 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 473 | 473 | 505 | 505 | 108 | 596 | 383 | 350 | 350 | 362 | 832 | 891 | 891 | 214 | 1411 | 1222 | 1218 | 195 | 1094 |
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