
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 103 | 217 | 588 | 468 | 543 | 1258 | 1359 | 1810 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.09m | 11:54AM1.45m | 00:12AM1.04m | 12:48PM1.39m | 1:10AM1.01m | 1:47PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.32m | 6:29PM0.40m | 5:57AM0.37m | 7:27PM0.43m | 6:56AM0.40m | 8:25PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 103 | 217 | 434 | 468 | 543 | 1258 | 1359 | 1810 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 63 | 88 | 103 | 54 | 588 | 45 | 45 | 20 | 59 | 186 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 205 | 236 | 251 | 306 | 1204 | 629 | 578 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 878 | 836 | 878 | 1000 | 1040 | 1058 | 940 | 920 | 913 | 1042 | 1042 | 1042 | 1204 |
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