
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 77 | 91 | 118 | 124 | 120 | 111 | 92 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 49 | 52 | 71 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:11AM1.22m | 3:52PM1.60m | 4:20AM1.31m | 4:53PM1.59m | 5:19AM1.43m | 5:47PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09AM0.18m | 10:18PM0.22m | 10:21AM0.14m | 11:11PM0.16m | 11:23AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 47 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 24 | 54 | 77 | 91 | 118 | 124 | 120 | 111 | 92 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 49 | — | 71 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 532 | 474 | 474 | 495 | 629 | 590 | 503 | 436 | 655 | 1051 | 1833 | 642 | 665 | 1772 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 702 | 59 | 729 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 76 |
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