Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oceanic Pier today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Oceanic Pier at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Oceanic Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.31m | 10:57PM1.31m | 11:31AM1.29m | 11:39PM1.22m | 12:18PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM-0.04m | 4:58PM0.01m | 5:21AM-0.00m | 5:45PM0.08m | 6:03AM0.05m | 6:33PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
10 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | SE 6 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 13 |
— | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
15 | 24 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 18 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 36 | 113 | 837 | 2576 | 2592 | 1749 | 36 | 537 | 1747 | 837 | 594 | 594 | 2343 | 588 | 482 | 473 | 594 | 508 | 470 | 624 | 624 | 36 | 3 |
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