
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Springmaid Pier today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Springmaid Pier at 1PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Springmaid Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 50 | 47 | 130 | 98 | 53 | 83 | 83 | 69 | 50 | 39 | 31 | 66 | 23 | 45 | 53 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.65m | 11:43PM1.68m | 12:22PM1.64m | 00:33AM1.55m | 1:16PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM-0.13m | 5:25PM-0.03m | 5:59AM-0.04m | 6:19PM0.12m | 6:45AM0.06m | 7:16PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 49 | 52 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 50 | 47 | 130 | 98 | 53 | 83 | 83 | 69 | 50 | 39 | 31 | 66 | 23 | 45 | 53 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1667 | 1755 | 1613 | 1613 | 2491 | 441 | 361 | 260 | 205 | 448 | 448 | 399 | 399 | 382 | 480 | 152 | 152 | 16 | 0 | 345 | 365 | 810 | 241 |
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