
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 184 | 200 | 143 | 150 | 145 | 121 | 117 | 113 | 97 | 97 | 83 | 108 | 50 | 49 | 56 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 42 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:11AM1.03m | 3:05PM1.34m | 3:08AM0.94m | 4:01PM1.35m | 4:07AM0.91m | 4:54PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.12m | 9:31PM0.30m | 9:04AM0.15m | 10:34PM0.30m | 9:56AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | 29 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 |
167 | 184 | 200 | 143 | 150 | 145 | 121 | 117 | 113 | 97 | 97 | 83 | 108 | 50 | 49 | 56 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 42 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 483 | 584 | 407 | 298 | 298 | 268 | 299 | 298 | 251 | 298 | 251 | 169 | 0 | 56 | 251 | 205 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 0 |
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