Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
75 | 72 | 65 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | on |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.11m | 1:22PM1.38m | 1:28AM1.01m | 2:20PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.26m | 6:36AM0.17m | 7:47PM0.34m | 7:25AM0.23m | 8:53PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 34 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
75 | 72 | 65 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 |
2 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 865 | 878 | 878 | 629 | 716 | 760 | 655 | 768 | 839 | 1102 | 1063 | 655 |
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