
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 17 | 40 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 43 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.04m | 4:33PM1.40m | 4:50AM1.12m | 5:20PM1.44m | 5:36AM1.23m | 6:01PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.34m | 11:00PM0.37m | 10:42AM0.28m | 11:40PM0.31m | 11:32AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 9 |
26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 8 | — | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
27 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | 10 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | — | E 18 | E 17 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | — |
5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 7 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 41 | 12 | 40 | — | — | 6 | — | 43 | — | — | 1 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 205 | 878 | 878 | 1653 | 629 | 80 | 878 | 1000 | 779 | 191 | 59 | 59 | 1013 | 0 | 882 | 0 | 882 | 2174 | 1653 | 1231 |
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