Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:50PM1.73m | 9:12AM1.48m | 9:35PM1.63m | 10:01AM1.51m | 10:20PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM-0.16m | 3:05AM-0.10m | 3:14PM-0.11m | 3:48AM-0.08m | 4:05PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 9 |
1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1655 | 1890 | 839 | 1527 | 1653 | 1655 | 2056 | 2665 | 1655 | 194 | 1760 | 1655 | 0 | 0 | 862 | 2610 | 2764 | 1719 | 130 |
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