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 7PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 1:05PM1.22m | 1:06AM1.06m | 1:55PM1.18m | 1:55AM1.00m | 2:48PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.24m | 7:31AM0.16m | 8:16PM0.30m | 8:22AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 |
68 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 6 | E 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 585 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 113 | 624 | 853 | 36 | 594 | 751 | 874 | 802 | 794 | 1017 | 1102 | 1137 | 1100 |
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