
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:31PM3.08m | 11:06AM2.85m | 11:24PM3.10m | 11:53AM2.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.04m | 4:58AM-0.18m | 5:13PM-0.07m | 5:45AM-0.19m | 6:04PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 |
3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 130 | 115 | 72 | 43 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 |
16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 69 | 121 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1322 | 891 | 2542 | 2045 | 1771 | 208 | 25 | 208 | 9 | 9 | 189 | 191 | 211 | 304 | 214 | 256 | 366 | 261 | 261 |
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