Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Inlet and Pier today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Inlet and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.06m | 2:26AM0.77m | 3:14PM1.06m | 3:28AM0.77m | 4:14PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.32m | 8:33AM0.24m | 9:53PM0.34m | 9:28AM0.25m | 10:53PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | — | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
18 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 14 | — | 17 | 13 | 18 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 2 | — | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | E 7 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 7 | 17 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | — | S 3 | — | — |
— | 2 | 9 | 29 | 71 | — | 5 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 30 | — | 19 | — | 13 | 15 | 19 | — | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 590 | 1468 | 617 | 590 | 666 | 617 | 624 | 624 | 1060 | 3150 | 1217 | 666 | 617 | 429 | 304 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 102 | 92 | 101 |
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