
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 60 | 88 | 105 | 135 | 156 | 119 | 149 | 327 | 150 | 161 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:29PM2.81m | 12:09PM2.45m | 00:08AM2.85m | 12:45PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.46m | 6:02AM0.11m | 5:59PM0.40m | 6:37AM0.06m | 6:37PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
37 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | — | — | 95 | 109 | 56 | 149 | 180 | 140 | 161 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 45 | — | 26 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
6 | 24 | 48 | 41 | 26 | 20 | 31 | 40 | 60 | 88 | 105 | 135 | 156 | 119 | 119 | 327 | 150 | 36 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 888 | 42 | 891 | 596 | 412 | 395 | 378 | 350 | 302 | 227 | 195 | 189 | 189 | 122 | 62 | 122 | 151 | 161 | 159 |
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