Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Inlet and Pier today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Inlet and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.06m | 3:28AM0.77m | 4:14PM1.08m | 4:27AM0.79m | 5:09PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.34m | 9:28AM0.25m | 10:53PM0.34m | 10:25AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | — | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 16 | 24 | 23 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 277 | 291 | 273 | 273 | 176 | 436 | 188 | 304 | 188 | 188 | 253 | 304 | 217 | 304 | 2196 | 216 | 168 | 168 |
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