Garden City Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.58° N 79.00° W

Garden City Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garden City Pier sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.8° 

Garden City Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 11PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
45
23
21
16
16
15
32
19
22
23
29
54
54
25
82
82
53
69
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:24PM1.40m
2:35AM1.17m
3:29PM1.42m
3:43AM1.14m
4:38PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.24m
9:52AM0.07m
10:48PM0.26m
10:58AM0.06m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
31
31
31
32
32
32
31
30
31
30
30
30
31
30
30
30
29
30
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