
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 10PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 224 | 129 | 300 | 313 | 265 | 268 | 262 | 306 | 276 | 249 | 361 | 492 | 526 | 447 | 361 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.34m | 2:17AM1.12m | 3:06PM1.32m | 3:17AM1.13m | 4:02PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.31m | 9:23PM0.38m | 9:20AM0.34m | 10:20PM0.39m | 10:21AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | ESE 12 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 129 | 300 | 313 | — | 268 | — | — | 89 | 245 | 361 | 492 | 526 | 447 | 361 | 336 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
11 | 18 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 224 | 26 | 280 | 293 | 265 | 23 | 262 | 306 | 276 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 713 | 744 | 806 | 806 | 930 | 977 | 1202 | 911 | 911 | 901 | 908 | 1329 | 83 | 43 | 43 | 72 | 1751 | 72 | 43 | 28 | 43 |
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