Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.46m | 10:47AM1.46m | 11:05PM1.42m | 11:29AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.08m | 5:37AM0.05m | 5:55PM0.09m | 6:15AM0.04m | 6:39PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 872 | 1021 | 390 | 394 | 242 | 242 | 394 | 1603 | 862 | 390 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 390 | 692 | 1329 | 1329 | 428 |
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