Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oceanic Pier today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Oceanic Pier at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Oceanic Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
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18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.16m | 2:49AM0.96m | 3:44PM1.16m | 3:46AM0.95m | 4:40PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.34m | 9:17AM0.23m | 10:13PM0.34m | 10:15AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 32 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 860 | 976 | 1017 | 853 | 590 | 334 | 1137 | 1144 | 990 | 976 | 2014 | 1555 | 1237 | 1137 | 41 | 113 | 116 | 280 | 473 | 280 | 280 | 482 |
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