Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:49PM1.23m | 12:28PM1.42m | 00:36AM1.11m | 1:22PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.16m | 5:52AM0.10m | 6:46PM0.26m | 6:36AM0.17m | 7:47PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | E 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 13 | SE 10 | E 6 | SE 12 | E 5 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
— | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | — |
5 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 760 | 231 | 768 | 783 | 83 | 0 | 36 | 205 | 208 | 54 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 227 | 227 | 231 | 80 |
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