Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oceanic Pier today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Oceanic Pier at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Oceanic Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 14 | 28 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 61 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.14m | 1:05PM1.22m | 1:06AM1.06m | 1:55PM1.18m | 1:55AM1.00m | 2:48PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.11m | 7:23PM0.24m | 7:31AM0.16m | 8:16PM0.30m | 8:22AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 28 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 61 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 5 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 12 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 238 | 261 | 19 | 82 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 228 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 990 | 751 | 751 | 905 | 1144 | 1186 | 344 | 1137 |
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