
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 11PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
129 | 87 | 123 | 39 | 96 | 106 | 80 | 113 | 38 | 38 | 77 | 28 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 49 | 48 | 14 | 13 | |
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 | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.33m | 5:16AM1.23m | 5:49PM1.36m | 6:09AM1.33m | 6:37PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.31m | 12:24PM0.30m | 1:01AM0.24m | 1:19PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
129 | 87 | 123 | 39 | 96 | 106 | 23 | 56 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 49 | 48 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 54 | 32 | — | 28 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNE 3 | E 11 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | N 2 | ENE 9 | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | ENE 8 | — | — | — |
4 | 5 | 116 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 80 | 113 | — | 1 | 77 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 12 | 170 | 28 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 |
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