
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 3AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 36°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 51 | 40 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 50 | 41 | 72 | 56 | 61 | 25 | 43 | 62 | 55 | 108 | 82 | 27 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.36m | 4:01AM1.15m | 4:54PM1.42m | 5:10AM1.13m | 6:00PM1.49m | 6:18AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.22m | 11:19AM0.02m | 00:16AM0.19m | 12:23PM-0.02m | 1:23AM0.14m | 1:26PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 36 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | — | S 6 |
18 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 51 | 40 | — | 15 | 29 | 52 | 50 | 41 | 72 | 56 | 61 | 25 | 43 | 62 | 55 | 108 | 82 | 3 | — | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 1043 | 417 | 245 | 163 | 28 | 28 | 425 | 1202 | 450 | 358 | 248 | 163 | 114 | 163 | 584 | 584 | 430 | 347 | 112 | 12 | 194 | 114 | 367 |
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