
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Short Sands today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 75 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:01PM2.53m | 3:03AM2.74m | 3:40PM2.59m | 3:47AM2.69m | 4:22PM2.67m | 4:36AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.40m | 9:28AM0.10m | 9:46PM0.36m | 10:10AM0.12m | 10:36PM0.31m | 10:55AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 29 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — |
13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 75 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — |
2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | — | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | — | 2 | 24 | 9 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | SE 8 | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 7 |
1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 234 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 596 | 2596 | 578 | 470 | 598 | 1771 | 671 | 3562 | 1936 | 3635 | 630 | 470 | 891 | 1325 | 1325 | 1811 | 888 | 909 | 632 | 566 | 362 | 214 | 642 | 214 |
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