
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Springmaid Pier today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Springmaid Pier at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Springmaid Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47AM1.36m | 4:29PM1.62m | 4:39AM1.44m | 5:15PM1.69m | 5:26AM1.55m | 5:58PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.47m | 10:52PM0.48m | 10:50AM0.43m | 11:37PM0.40m | 11:40AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 |
3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 3 | — | SE 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 8 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 24 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | — | SE 9 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 3 | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | 5 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 93 | 241 | 356 | 813 | 813 | 1731 | 492 | 231 | 813 | 937 | 660 | 42 | 211 | 211 | 952 | 152 | 817 | 152 | 817 | 2196 | 1801 | 1369 |
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