
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 64 | 113 | 132 | 212 | 186 | 131 | 200 | 212 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.36m | 10:49PM1.59m | 11:21AM1.37m | 11:37PM1.44m | 12:16PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM-0.10m | 5:08AM-0.11m | 5:20PM-0.00m | 5:54AM-0.06m | 6:19PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 |
10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 127 | 107 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
— | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 64 | 113 | 132 | 212 | 186 | 131 | 200 | 212 | 198 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2161 | 1519 | 1519 | 918 | 1527 | 1519 | 782 | 1719 | 1719 | 1719 | 581 | 584 | 436 | 299 | 299 | 436 | 251 | 251 | 474 | 194 | 213 |
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