Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:41PM1.48m | 8:49AM1.30m | 9:18PM1.49m | 9:29AM1.36m | 9:54PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.11m | 3:46AM0.13m | 3:50PM0.09m | 4:24AM0.09m | 4:31PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 19 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 13 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | — | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 16 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 15 | — | — | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 989 | 1021 | 1813 | 1329 | 432 | 417 | 6 | 33 | 367 | 566 | 1329 | 542 | 480 | 129 | 33 | 103 | 114 | 211 | 163 |
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