KiwiSurfShort Sands Beach
2/10- Best window
- 06-10
- Waves
- 2–2 ft 0.5–0.7 m
- Period
- 10 s SE
- Wind
- offshore WSW 3 mph
- Tide
- high rising
Skip: wrong tide, knee-waist, offshore WSW.
all levels Watch out for: rocks at both ends, cold water.
USA · Today · Tue 3 Nov
Short Sands surf forecast
Today at Short Sands: 1/5, best 06-10, 2–2 ft, offshore WSW 3 mph.
2/10Updated 02:52 local time
Short Sands, hour by hour
Today · Tue 3 Nov
TimeStarsSurf ftSwellWind mphTide ft
06:002–20.6–0.7 m1.3ft10 s5offshore · gusts 112.0↑ rising
2–20.6–0.7 m1.3ft10 s5offshore · gusts 112.0↑ rising07:002–20.5–0.7 m1.3ft10 s3glassy · gusts 71.0↓ falling
2–20.5–0.7 m1.3ft10 s3glassy · gusts 71.0↓ falling08:002–20.5–0.7 m1.3ft10 s2glassy · gusts 5-1.0↓ falling
2–20.5–0.7 m1.3ft10 s2glassy · gusts 5-1.0↓ falling09:002–20.5–0.7 m1.3ft10 s1glassy · gusts 5-3.0↓ falling
2–20.5–0.7 m1.3ft10 s1glassy · gusts 5-3.0↓ falling10:002–20.5–0.7 m1.3ft10 s2glassy · gusts 2-4.6↓ falling
2–20.5–0.7 m1.3ft10 s2glassy · gusts 2-4.6↓ falling11:002–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft10 s3glassy · gusts 5-5.2↓ falling
2–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft10 s3glassy · gusts 5-5.2↓ falling12:002–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft10 s5cross-onshore · gusts 6-5.2↓ falling
2–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft10 s5cross-onshore · gusts 6-5.2↓ falling13:001–20.5–0.6 m1.0ft10 s5onshore · gusts 8-4.3↑ rising
1–20.5–0.6 m1.0ft10 s5onshore · gusts 8-4.3↑ rising14:001–20.5–0.6 m1.0ft10 s5onshore · gusts 10-2.3↑ rising
1–20.5–0.6 m1.0ft10 s5onshore · gusts 10-2.3↑ rising15:001–20.4–0.6 m1.0ft10 s4onshore · gusts 9-0.3↑ rising
1–20.4–0.6 m1.0ft10 s4onshore · gusts 9-0.3↑ rising16:001–20.4–0.6 m1.0ft10 s4cross-onshore · gusts 71.6↑ rising
1–20.4–0.6 m1.0ft10 s4cross-onshore · gusts 71.6↑ risingTomorrow · Wed 4 Nov
TimeStarsSurf ftSwellWind mphTide ft
06:002–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft9 s6cross-offshore · gusts 172.6↑ rising
2–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft9 s6cross-offshore · gusts 172.6↑ rising07:002–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft9 s7cross-offshore · gusts 182.6↑ rising
2–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft9 s7cross-offshore · gusts 182.6↑ rising08:002–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft8 s7cross-offshore · gusts 171.3↓ falling
2–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft8 s7cross-offshore · gusts 171.3↓ falling09:002–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft8 s8cross-offshore · gusts 15-0.7↓ falling
2–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft8 s8cross-offshore · gusts 15-0.7↓ falling10:001–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft8 s8cross-offshore · gusts 15-3.0↓ falling
1–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft8 s8cross-offshore · gusts 15-3.0↓ falling11:002–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft7 s10cross-offshore · gusts 16-4.3↓ falling
2–20.5–0.6 m1.3ft7 s10cross-offshore · gusts 16-4.3↓ falling12:002–20.5–0.6 m1.6ft6 s11cross-shore · gusts 17-5.2↓ falling
2–20.5–0.6 m1.6ft6 s11cross-shore · gusts 17-5.2↓ falling13:002–20.5–0.6 m1.6ft6 s11cross-shore · gusts 17-5.6↓ falling
2–20.5–0.6 m1.6ft6 s11cross-shore · gusts 17-5.6↓ falling14:002–20.5–0.6 m1.6ft5 s11cross-shore · gusts 16-4.6↑ rising
2–20.5–0.6 m1.6ft5 s11cross-shore · gusts 16-4.6↑ rising15:002–20.5–0.6 m1.6ft5 s11cross-offshore · gusts 17-2.6↑ rising
2–20.5–0.6 m1.6ft5 s11cross-offshore · gusts 17-2.6↑ rising16:002–20.5–0.7 m2.0ft4 s10cross-offshore · gusts 19-0.3↑ rising
2–20.5–0.7 m2.0ft4 s10cross-offshore · gusts 19-0.3↑ risingShort Sands: next days
- Wed 4 Nov06-102–2 ft · cross-offshore
- Thu 5 Nov12-162–2 ft · cross-offshore
- Fri 6 Nov08-122–3 ft · cross-offshore
About Short Sands
Short Sands Beach: beach break, faces E. Best with ESE swell, W wind (offshore), around mid tide, 3–7 ft. All levels. Watch out for: rocks at both ends, cold water.
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When Short Sands works
15% of days at Short Sands rated 3+ stars in the last year; May led with 35% (waves near 3 ft), June trailed at 3%.
November at Short Sands: 3% of days 3+ stars, waves near 3 ft; today 1/5.
Breaks near Short Sands
Today: Short Sands 1/5, Jenness Beach 2/5 (24 km away), Higgins Beach 2/5 (51 km).
Questions
Short Sands: best time today?
Not today (1/5). Better: Fri 6 Nov, 08-12 (1/5).
Short Sands: beginner friendly?
Short Sands: all levels on small days; best at 3–7 ft.