
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
71 | 86 | 86 | 94 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 29 | 25 | 44 | 54 | 52 | 41 | 48 | 39 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:31PM2.63m | 8:16AM2.25m | 8:27PM2.63m | 9:12AM2.26m | 9:19PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.35m | 2:12PM0.60m | 3:08AM0.33m | 3:07PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
71 | 86 | 86 | 94 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 54 | 52 | 41 | 48 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 37 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 974 | 3562 | 596 | 142 | 142 | 9 | 9 | 214 | 980 | 1080 | 195 | 29 |
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