
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Springmaid Pier today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Springmaid Pier at 2PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Springmaid Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
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10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 94 | 107 | 100 | 88 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.40m | 3:06PM1.80m | 3:38AM1.43m | 4:11PM1.85m | 4:40AM1.51m | 5:11PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.15m | 9:45PM0.33m | 9:35AM0.12m | 10:52PM0.25m | 10:42AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 23 | 15 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | 9 | 27 | — | — | 15 | 43 | 94 | 107 | 100 | 88 | 73 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1288 | 639 | 152 | 1613 | 1613 | 1237 | 1247 | 234 | 978 | 813 | 813 | 813 | 813 | 813 | 93 | 751 | 689 | 712 | 724 | 686 | 664 | 643 | 620 |
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