Garden City Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.58° N 79.00° W

Garden City Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Garden City Pier sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 2PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
78
75
46
48
28
26
25
13
10
10
10
10
10
14
12
9
8
3
3
3
5
7
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:00AM1.52m
9:23PM1.48m
9:42AM1.58m
10:03PM1.46m
10:25AM1.62m
10:44PM1.42m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.08m
4:09PM0.09m
4:28AM0.05m
4:53PM0.09m
5:08AM0.03m
5:38PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
20
24
27
24
22
20
17
16
22
26
28
25
22
21
19
18
22
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
14
12
16
19
23
21
19
16
13
13
19
22
25
23
20
19
17
16
21
22
24
25
26
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