
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garden City Pier today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garden City Pier at 1PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Garden City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.20m | 10:24PM1.45m | 10:33AM1.24m | 10:57PM1.42m | 11:10AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.09m | 4:53PM0.06m | 5:33AM0.07m | 5:32PM0.07m | 6:09AM0.06m | 6:13PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | — | — |
8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | — | SE 7 | — | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 163 | 242 | 242 | 356 | 877 | 743 | 242 | 394 | 367 | 356 | 367 | 937 | 799 | 622 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 823 | 799 | 937 | 1329 | 1261 |
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