Short Sands (Smuggler Cove) Surf Report

Current surf conditions for Short Sands (2025-04-29)
Wave height * 4.5ft / 1.4m
Swell period 11s
Swell direction °
Wind ° 10mph / 16km/h
Weather Fair 11°C / 52°F
Sea temp 10°C / 50°F
* Wave size is face height of set waves.
Short Sands surf map

10 day Short Sands surf forecast

Tue

29/Apr
4.5ft

6

9

9
  • High 2:35am
  • Low 10:24am
  • High 4:31pm
  • Low 10:06pm

Wed

30/Apr
3ft

6

15

15
  • High 3:22am
  • Low 11:18am
  • High 5:33pm
  • Low 11:02pm

Thu

1/May
3ft

3

6

7
  • High 4:15am
  • Low 12:16pm
  • High 6:40pm

Fri

2/May
4ft

6

7

8
  • Low 12:10am
  • High 5:15am
  • Low 1:18pm
  • High 7:48pm

Sat

3/May
5ft

19

15

9
  • Low 1:32am
  • High 6:27am
  • Low 2:22pm
  • High 8:49pm

Sun

4/May
5.5ft

16

14

13
  • Low 3:00am
  • High 7:48am
  • Low 3:23pm
  • High 9:41pm

Mon

5/May
4ft

3

10

6
  • Low 4:15am
  • High 9:08am
  • Low 4:16pm
  • High 10:21pm

Tue

6/May
7ft

3

9

7
  • Low 5:15am
  • High 10:19am
  • Low 5:03pm
  • High 10:55pm

Wed

7/May
5ft

3

6

1
  • Low 6:02am
  • High 11:20am
  • Low 5:43pm
  • High 11:24pm

Tue 29th Apr

Surf report for Tue 29/04
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 4ft 5.3ft 12s 4mph (6mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
8:00 4.5ft 6.2ft 11s 6mph (8mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
11:00 4.5ft 6.4ft 11s 9mph (9mph) weather symbol 10°C/51°F
14:00 4.5ft 6.2ft 10s 9mph (8mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
17:00 4.5ft 5.8ft 11s 10mph (10mph) weather symbol 10°C/51°F
20:00 4ft 5.4ft 10s 9mph (9mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
Tide times
High 2:35am (8.17m)
Low 10:24am (-1.49m)
High 4:31pm (5.84m)
Low 10:06pm (2.08m)
Daylight
First light05:32
Sunrise06:05
Sunset20:21
Dark20:53

Wed 30th Apr

Surf report for Wed 30/04
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 3.5ft 4.8ft 10s 6mph (7mph) weather symbol 7°C/45°F
8:00 3.5ft 4.7ft 10s 6mph (9mph) weather symbol 8°C/47°F
11:00 3ft 4.7ft 10s 10mph (10mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
14:00 3ft 4.7ft 11s 15mph (14mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
17:00 3ft 4.7ft 11s 16mph (17mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
20:00 3ft 4.6ft 10s 15mph (19mph) weather symbol 10°C/49°F
Tide times
High 3:22am (7.79m)
Low 11:18am (-1.22m)
High 5:33pm (5.59m)
Low 11:02pm (2.31m)
Daylight
First light05:30
Sunrise06:03
Sunset20:22
Dark20:55

Thu 1st May

Surf report for Thu 01/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 3ft 4ft 9s 6mph (6mph) weather symbol 9°C/48°F
8:00 3ft 3.8ft 9s 3mph (4mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
11:00 3ft 3.7ft 9s 9mph (5mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
14:00 3ft 3.6ft 18s 6mph (8mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
17:00 3ft 3.5ft 19s 8mph (10mph) weather symbol 13°C/55°F
20:00 2.5ft 3.7ft 18s 7mph (8mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
Tide times
High 4:15am (7.21m)
Low 12:16pm (-0.84m)
High 6:40pm (5.41m)
Daylight
First light05:29
Sunrise06:02
Sunset20:23
Dark20:56

Fri 2nd May

Surf report for Fri 02/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 3ft 4.3ft 16s 4mph (4mph) weather symbol 10°C/49°F
8:00 3.5ft 4.5ft 16s 6mph (6mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
11:00 3.5ft 4.9ft 15s 7mph (7mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
14:00 4ft 5.4ft 14s 7mph (9mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
17:00 4ft 5.7ft 14s 7mph (8mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
20:00 4.5ft 5.7ft 14s 8mph (9mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
Tide times
Low 12:10am (2.45m)
High 5:15am (6.54m)
Low 1:18pm (-0.45m)
High 7:48pm (5.38m)
Daylight
First light05:27
Sunrise06:00
Sunset20:24
Dark20:58

Sat 3rd May

Surf report for Sat 03/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 4.5ft 5.6ft 13s 7mph (9mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
8:00 4.5ft 5.9ft 13s 19mph (19mph) weather symbol 10°C/49°F
11:00 5ft 6.2ft 13s 16mph (18mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
14:00 5ft 6.7ft 13s 15mph (17mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
17:00 6ft 7.7ft 12s 15mph (16mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
20:00 6.5ft 8.3ft 12s 9mph (11mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
Tide times
Low 1:32am (2.43m)
High 6:27am (5.89m)
Low 2:22pm (-0.10m)
High 8:49pm (5.50m)
Daylight
First light05:25
Sunrise05:59
Sunset20:26
Dark20:59

Sun 4th May

Surf report for Sun 04/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 6.5ft 8.7ft 12s 4mph (4mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
8:00 6ft 8.9ft 10s 16mph (20mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
11:00 5.5ft 9ft 9s 13mph (15mph) weather symbol 10°C/49°F
14:00 5.5ft 8.6ft 9s 14mph (16mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
17:00 6ft 8ft 11s 13mph (14mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
20:00 5.5ft 7.4ft 11s 13mph (16mph) weather symbol 10°C/49°F
Tide times
Low 3:00am (2.19m)
High 7:48am (5.38m)
Low 3:23pm (0.21m)
High 9:41pm (5.71m)
Daylight
First light05:24
Sunrise05:57
Sunset20:27
Dark21:00

Mon 5th May

Surf report for Mon 05/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 4.5ft 6.1ft 10s 5mph (6mph) weather symbol 8°C/47°F
8:00 4ft 5.7ft 10s 3mph (5mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
11:00 4ft 5.4ft 10s 8mph (8mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
14:00 4ft 5.2ft 10s 10mph (11mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
17:00 3.5ft 5.1ft 10s 9mph (10mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
20:00 3.5ft 5ft 10s 6mph (7mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
Tide times
Low 4:15am (1.78m)
High 9:08am (5.09m)
Low 4:16pm (0.49m)
High 10:21pm (5.96m)
Daylight
First light05:22
Sunrise05:56
Sunset20:28
Dark21:02

Tue 6th May

Surf report for Tue 06/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 5ft 7.3ft 13s 4mph (4mph) weather symbol 9°C/48°F
8:00 6ft 8ft 13s 3mph (3mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
11:00 6.5ft 8.7ft 13s 8mph (5mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
14:00 7ft 9.3ft 13s 9mph (9mph) weather symbol 11°C/52°F
17:00 6.5ft 9.8ft 14s 9mph (10mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
20:00 6.5ft 9.9ft 13s 7mph (8mph) weather symbol 12°C/53°F
Tide times
Low 5:15am (1.30m)
High 10:19am (4.99m)
Low 5:03pm (0.77m)
High 10:55pm (6.22m)
Daylight
First light05:21
Sunrise05:54
Sunset20:29
Dark21:03

Wed 7th May

Surf report for Wed 07/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 6ft 9.1ft 13s 4mph (4mph) weather symbol 9°C/49°F
8:00 6ft 8.6ft 13s 3mph (2mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
11:00 5.5ft 8.1ft 13s 6mph (5mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
14:00 5ft 7.4ft 12s 6mph (6mph) weather symbol 10°C/50°F
17:00 4.5ft 6.9ft 12s 4mph (5mph) weather symbol 11°C/51°F
20:00 4.5ft 6.4ft 12s 1mph (1mph) weather symbol 11°C/53°F
Tide times
Low 6:02am (0.81m)
High 11:20am (5.00m)
Low 5:43pm (1.07m)
High 11:24pm (6.46m)
Daylight
First light05:19
Sunrise05:53
Sunset20:31
Dark21:05

Thu 8th May

Surf report for Thu 08/05
  Wave size Primary swell Direction Period Wind direction Wind speed Weather
5:00 5ft 6.6ft 11s 4mph (4mph) weather symbol 10°C/49°F
8:00 5ft 6.7ft 11s 4mph (4mph) weather symbol 10°C/51°F
11:00 4.5ft 6.5ft 11s 10mph (8mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
14:00 4.5ft 6.3ft 10s 12mph (15mph) weather symbol 13°C/55°F
17:00 4.5ft 6.3ft 10s 17mph (20mph) weather symbol 12°C/54°F
Tide times
Low 6:42am (0.38m)
High 12:13pm (5.08m)
Low 6:19pm (1.36m)
High 11:51pm (6.66m)
Daylight
First light05:18
Sunrise05:52
Sunset20:32
Dark21:06

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