Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 8PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 49 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.36m | 6:33AM1.12m | 7:17PM1.41m | 7:23AM1.18m | 8:01PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.22m | 1:35AM0.28m | 1:35PM0.19m | 2:23AM0.23m | 2:23PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 11 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 367 | 480 | 428 | 432 | 734 | 584 | 390 | 390 | 806 | 849 | 222 | 451 | 112 | 110 | 91 | 110 | 252 | 356 | 242 | 242 |
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