Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:32AM1.33m | 10:00PM1.71m | 10:26AM1.36m | 10:49PM1.59m | 11:21AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM-0.19m | 4:21AM-0.14m | 4:24PM-0.10m | 5:08AM-0.11m | 5:20PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 870 | 882 | 882 | 689 | 590 | 865 | 1519 | 1755 | 2161 | 1519 | 1519 | 1527 | 1804 | 818 | 1527 | 1527 | 1719 | 1719 | 525 | 436 | 512 |
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