
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Inlet and Pier today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Inlet and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 3 | SE 7 | E 12 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 86 | 102 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.09m | 11:42PM1.16m | 12:12PM1.08m | 00:30AM1.04m | 1:04PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM-0.06m | 5:34PM-0.02m | 6:07AM-0.01m | 6:31PM0.07m | 6:54AM0.04m | 7:29PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 90 | 75 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | N 3 | NNE 3 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | E 12 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | E 3 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 4 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 86 | 102 | 173 | 208 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1060 | 1194 | 1514 | 2196 | 2770 | 114 | 870 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 71 | 101 | 188 | 104 | 161 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 304 | 333 | 1154 | 429 |
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