
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Inlet and Pier today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Inlet and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 104mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | E 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 28 | 15 | 27 | 44 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 69 | 65 | 51 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:19AM0.92m | 1:59PM1.05m | 2:12AM0.84m | 2:57PM1.05m | 3:08AM0.78m | 3:54PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.09m | 8:29PM0.21m | 8:27AM0.14m | 9:31PM0.25m | 9:16AM0.17m | 10:34PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 |
3 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 128 | 186 | — | 202 | 156 | 118 | 122 | 125 | — | 125 | 105 | 84 | 64 | 33 | 37 | 33 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 33 | 7 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 |
— | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
17 | 28 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 90 | 146 | 295 | 432 | 284 | 15 | 269 | 210 | 219 | 260 | 125 | — | 13 | 27 | 48 | 69 | 65 | 51 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1060 | 1113 | 1143 | 1143 | 1143 | 1143 | 1143 | 13 | 2 | 188 | 95 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 429 | 333 | 270 |
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