Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | S 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.36m | 4:30AM0.96m | 5:13PM1.40m | 5:23AM1.01m | 5:59PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.37m | 10:18AM0.25m | 11:43PM0.33m | 11:11AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
15 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 8 | 34 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
6 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
3 | 1 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 21 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 42 | 43 | 48 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 299 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 1006 | 621 | 590 | 6 | 590 | 6 | 227 | 194 | 732 | 227 | 0 | 0 |
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