
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 33 | 50 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 46 | 35 | 47 | 24 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.02m | 7:48PM1.52m | 7:59AM1.08m | 8:24PM1.53m | 8:38AM1.12m | 8:59PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.07m | 2:14AM0.13m | 1:46PM0.05m | 2:48AM0.09m | 2:26PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 46 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 11 | 33 | 50 | 77 | 77 | — | — | — | 47 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 1653 | 310 | 1000 | 629 | 878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
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