Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28AM1.01m | 2:20PM1.35m | 2:27AM0.95m | 3:21PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.34m | 7:25AM0.23m | 8:53PM0.38m | 8:20AM0.27m | 9:58PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
40 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 14 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1000 | 629 | 629 | 702 | 760 | 825 | 768 | 712 | 1102 | 1102 | 1102 | 485 | 1109 | 1109 | 1519 | 2665 | 205 | 1519 | 410 |
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