Garden City Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.58° N 79.00° W

Garden City Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garden City Pier sea temperature is
28.6°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 1AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
12
10
17
10
10
7
6
5
9
11
9
6
6
9
9
6
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
40
ENE
20
SSE
15
SSW
5
WSW
15
E
25
E
15
S
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
3:17PM1.48m
3:39AM1.16m
4:28PM1.49m
4:54AM1.19m
5:37PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.30m
10:45AM0.14m
11:48PM0.29m
11:56AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
14
6
2
5
5
7
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
26
25
29
30
29
28
28
23
25
26
29
27
27
26
23
Feels °C
31
30
31
30
30
28
32
32
29
29
30
20
25
28
34
29
27
28
25
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