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Garden City Pier surfForecast / Carolina South / USA
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Garden City Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Garden City Pier sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 12 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | |
7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.09m | 3:22AM1.23m | 3:53PM1.15m | 4:19AM1.22m | 4:54PM1.23m | 5:17AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.22m | 9:55PM0.25m | 10:46AM0.19m | 11:01PM0.24m | 11:40AM0.14m | 00:07AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | 8:07 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 11 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | E 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 5 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 9 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 7 | E 8 | — |
1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
1 | — | 3 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 17 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 457 | 411 | 163 | 114 | 103 | 34 | 163 | 163 | 367 | 727 | 367 | 367 | 451 | 411 | 394 | 394 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 645 | 349 | 649 |
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