Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | E 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 86 | 157 | 437 | 554 | 472 | 772 | 834 | 1756 | 1347 | 1299 | 1351 | 1627 | 1603 | 1322 | 1422 | 1266 | 1110 | 852 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.04m | 12:48PM1.39m | 1:10AM1.01m | 1:47PM1.35m | 2:14AM1.03m | 2:47PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.37m | 7:27PM0.43m | 6:56AM0.40m | 8:25PM0.44m | 8:02AM0.41m | 9:19PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | E 9 | SE 9 | — | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 86 | 157 | 3 | — | 472 | — | — | 1037 | 1347 | 1299 | 1351 | 1627 | 1603 | 1322 | 1422 | 1266 | 1110 | 852 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | NW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 85 | 40 | 72 | 437 | 554 | 50 | 772 | 834 | 1756 | 1249 | 151 | 85 | 107 | 91 | 15 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 779 | 6 | 80 | 836 | 1006 | 878 | 878 | 1011 | 1653 | 1060 | 1099 | 766 | 1653 | 760 | 1719 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 82 | 1772 | 82 | 76 | 0 | 59 |
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