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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Inlet and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | S 5 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30AM0.82m | 2:12PM1.06m | 2:26AM0.77m | 3:14PM1.06m | 3:28AM0.77m | 4:14PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.21m | 8:51PM0.32m | 8:33AM0.24m | 9:53PM0.34m | 9:28AM0.25m | 10:53PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 4 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 21 | 42 | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 281 | 340 | 590 | 1468 | 617 | 592 | 2 | 13 | 347 | 340 | 1060 | 3106 | 1194 | 991 | 617 | 168 | 168 | 1149 | 253 | 1113 | 3 | 3 | 253 |
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