Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 5PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54AM1.47m | 11:10PM1.56m | 11:41AM1.48m | 11:53PM1.48m | 12:27PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM-0.06m | 6:11AM-0.04m | 6:30PM0.01m | 6:53AM-0.00m | 7:17PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 3 |
— | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | — | 7 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 34 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2451 | 2529 | 2529 | 1908 | 1732 | 163 | 169 | 33 | 33 | 2480 | 2481 | 1688 | 163 | 91 | 12 | 110 | 480 | 480 | 349 | 806 | 358 |
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