
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 8AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 34 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 43 | 38 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.12m | 8:59PM1.52m | 9:16AM1.18m | 9:34PM1.50m | 9:55AM1.23m | 10:09PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48AM0.09m | 2:26PM0.05m | 3:21AM0.07m | 3:06PM0.05m | 3:52AM0.05m | 3:47PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
32 | 34 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 43 | 38 | 47 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | SSW 5 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 7 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 80 | 0 | 80 | 83 | 590 | 763 | 474 | 231 | 231 | 80 | 91 | 194 | 891 | 891 | 474 | 474 | 205 | 231 | 716 | 920 | 983 | 1204 | 629 |
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