
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Springmaid Pier today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Springmaid Pier at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Springmaid Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.62m | 10:03PM1.92m | 10:36AM1.64m | 10:53PM1.81m | 11:29AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM-0.23m | 3:41PM-0.27m | 4:28AM-0.20m | 4:33PM-0.17m | 5:14AM-0.13m | 5:25PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ESE 8 | S 3 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1010 | 1010 | 952 | 817 | 817 | 921 | 978 | 1010 | 1010 | 1737 | 2170 | 1667 | 1675 | 782 | 723 | 754 | 656 | 656 | 2462 | 2196 | 491 | 441 | 433 |
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