Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oceanic Pier today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Oceanic Pier at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Oceanic Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 39 | 68 | 60 | 75 | 72 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.29m | 11:39PM1.22m | 12:18PM1.26m | 00:22AM1.14m | 1:05PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM-0.00m | 5:45PM0.08m | 6:03AM0.05m | 6:33PM0.16m | 6:46AM0.11m | 7:23PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 60 | 75 | 72 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | ESE 3 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | S 5 | — | S 4 | S 4 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 68 | 11 | — | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | SW 4 | E 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | — |
— | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 28 | — | — | 11 | 18 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1741 | 837 | 594 | 837 | 2622 | 550 | 1747 | 1741 | 594 | 559 | 470 | 508 | 689 | 689 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 547 | 341 | 113 | 36 |
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