Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.43m | 8:50PM1.73m | 9:12AM1.48m | 9:35PM1.63m | 10:01AM1.51m | 10:20PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM-0.08m | 2:21PM-0.16m | 3:05AM-0.10m | 3:14PM-0.11m | 3:48AM-0.08m | 4:05PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 33 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1527 | 1755 | 2593 | 2665 | 1653 | 870 | 1527 | 1527 | 1662 | 1653 | 2056 | 2620 | 1890 | 1869 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1931 | 2619 | 1869 | 1719 | 1719 |
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