Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Springmaid Pier today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Springmaid Pier at 6AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Springmaid Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 5 | ESE 11 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.27m | 5:09PM1.60m | 5:14AM1.33m | 5:55PM1.66m | 6:01AM1.41m | 6:36PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.36m | 11:38PM0.42m | 11:27AM0.30m | 00:21AM0.34m | 12:13PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
3 | 17 | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 8 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 120 | 45 | 152 | 356 | 491 | 553 | 623 | 631 | 199 | 790 | 260 | 854 | 751 | 345 | 370 | 16 | 45 | 45 | 103 | 152 | 790 | 491 | 491 |
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