Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 415 | 506 | 615 | 745 | 862 | 862 | 862 | 482 | 1291 | 1491 | 1554 | 2391 | 2100 | 2334 | 2828 | 2295 | 3553 | 3668 | 3481 | 3360 | 3023 | 2590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:14AM2.56m | 10:25PM2.79m | 10:51AM2.70m | 11:05PM2.85m | 11:26AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.20m | 4:17PM0.27m | 4:43AM0.11m | 4:58PM0.12m | 5:19AM0.03m | 5:38PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 336 | 415 | 506 | 615 | 745 | 862 | 862 | 862 | 482 | 1291 | 1491 | 1554 | 1831 | — | — | 2432 | 2295 | — | — | — | 37 | 57 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 134 | 200 | — | — | 178 | — | 343 | 325 | — | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2391 | 2100 | 2334 | 2828 | 248 | 3553 | 3668 | 3481 | 3360 | 3023 | 2590 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 505 | 523 | 195 | 486 | 620 | 891 | 62 | 62 | 34 | 9 | 596 | 888 | 1218 | 1094 | 888 | 888 | 888 | 1080 | 1080 | 1080 | 1080 | 986 | 986 |
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