
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:43AM1.09m | 6:29PM1.80m | 6:44AM1.15m | 7:25PM1.85m | 7:42AM1.22m | 8:18PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.02m | 11:37AM-0.19m | 1:00AM-0.04m | 12:36PM-0.23m | 1:54AM-0.09m | 1:35PM-0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
36 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 57 | 51 | 28 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
13 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
72 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 26 | 15 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 763 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 629 | 507 | 594 | 629 | 409 | 91 | 474 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
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