
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 64 | 109 | 101 | 85 | 64 | 34 | 25 | 82 | 32 | 80 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48AM0.99m | 2:36PM1.35m | 2:54AM0.99m | 3:39PM1.36m | 3:56AM1.04m | 4:33PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.37m | 9:15PM0.45m | 8:43AM0.37m | 10:13PM0.43m | 9:46AM0.34m | 11:00PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 11 | — | 30 | 38 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | E 7 | SE 12 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 11 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — |
1 | — | — | 13 | 37 | 64 | 109 | 101 | 85 | 64 | 34 | 22 | 82 | 14 | 80 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 836 | 836 | 1042 | 1042 | 1211 | 1211 | 1204 | 1102 | 82 | 121 | 0 | 59 | 80 | 1000 | 91 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 205 | 878 | 1204 | 779 |
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