
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oceanic Pier today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Oceanic Pier at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Oceanic Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13AM1.21m | 11:28PM1.34m | 12:05PM1.21m | 00:15AM1.25m | 12:56PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM-0.07m | 5:22PM-0.05m | 5:57AM-0.04m | 6:14PM0.03m | 6:43AM-0.00m | 7:07PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
6 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 |
3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
8 | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 64 | 131 | 161 | 150 | 131 | 131 | 157 | 175 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1747 | 1555 | 1747 | 2153 | 1555 | 1555 | 1563 | 1563 | 1747 | 1563 | 1563 | 1688 | 1688 | 607 | 519 | 333 | 470 | 297 | 159 | 470 | 286 | 286 | 247 | 247 |
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