
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 62 | 72 | 57 | 27 | 48 | 119 | 113 | 141 | 171 | 94 | 145 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:58PM1.61m | 12:31PM1.28m | 00:51AM1.54m | 1:28PM1.28m | 1:43AM1.44m | 2:24PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM-0.05m | 7:15PM-0.05m | 7:59AM-0.03m | 8:11PM0.02m | 8:50AM-0.00m | 9:08PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | 9 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 3 | — | E 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — |
21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 62 | 72 | 57 | — | 48 | 119 | 113 | 141 | 171 | 94 | 145 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 1687 | 1072 | 1314 | 480 | 480 | 450 | 417 | 404 | 411 | 394 | 480 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 91 | 799 | 743 | 810 | 542 |
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