Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oceanic Pier today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Oceanic Pier at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Oceanic Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 4 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | on |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.22m | 12:18PM1.26m | 00:22AM1.14m | 1:05PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.08m | 6:03AM0.05m | 6:33PM0.16m | 6:46AM0.11m | 7:23PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | E 5 | — | — | SSW 4 |
1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 10 | E 6 | SE 12 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2186 | 549 | 853 | 853 | 547 | 36 | 508 | 470 | 622 | 751 | 682 | 689 | 266 | 96 | 0 | 228 | 242 | 36 | 41 |
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