Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Springmaid Pier today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Springmaid Pier at 3AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Springmaid Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.55m | 3:28AM1.25m | 4:19PM1.56m | 4:23AM1.27m | 5:09PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.54m | 9:35AM0.39m | 10:48PM0.49m | 10:35AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
6 | 10 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 34 | — | — | 28 | 19 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 889 | 231 | 378 | 0 | 231 | 45 | 103 | 382 | 382 | 101 | 101 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1613 | 836 | 152 | 152 |
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