
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
681 | 575 | 416 | 365 | 448 | 389 | 251 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 103 | 66 | 63 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18PM1.54m | 7:36AM1.57m | 7:55PM1.53m | 8:16AM1.67m | 8:35PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.10m | 1:23AM0.10m | 1:44PM0.06m | 1:57AM0.05m | 2:29PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
681 | 575 | 416 | 365 | 448 | 389 | 251 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 103 | 66 | 63 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
18 | 23 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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