Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 31 | 30 | 40 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 89 | 99 | 142 | 137 | 124 | 117 | 117 | 98 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:07AM1.55m | 10:21PM1.39m | 10:52AM1.58m | 11:04PM1.30m | 11:42AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.03m | 4:16PM0.09m | 4:23AM0.03m | 5:07PM0.14m | 5:05AM0.05m | 6:03PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
32 | 31 | 30 | 40 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 89 | 99 | 142 | 137 | 124 | 117 | 117 | 98 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 52 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 80 | 80 | 737 | 231 | 1205 | 1205 | 1699 | 231 | 231 | 80 | 80 | 205 | 70 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 241 | 552 | 629 | 251 |
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