Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Springmaid Pier today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Springmaid Pier at 6AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Springmaid Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:44AM1.49m | 7:15PM1.77m | 7:25AM1.58m | 7:53PM1.81m | 8:05AM1.67m | 8:30PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.25m | 12:56PM0.20m | 1:37AM0.17m | 1:36PM0.16m | 2:12AM0.11m | 2:16PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 31 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1667 | 1010 | 1010 | 978 | 1010 | 1322 | 361 | 845 | 477 | 260 | 45 | 101 | 413 | 1322 | 93 | 118 | 22 | 101 | 16 | 101 | 103 | 103 | 152 | 152 |
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