Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.43m | 00:48AM1.03m | 1:33PM1.37m | 1:48AM0.99m | 2:36PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.28m | 7:07PM0.40m | 6:38AM0.34m | 8:10PM0.45m | 7:37AM0.37m | 9:15PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | ESE 9 | S 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 76 | 205 | 227 | 1099 | 996 | 205 | 227 | 251 | 205 | 839 | 227 | 205 | 205 | 194 | 841 | 828 | 836 | 80 | 1210 | 1206 | 59 |
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