Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pier today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pier at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:21PM1.60m | 8:30AM1.42m | 9:01PM1.61m | 9:13AM1.48m | 9:39PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.21m | 2:29PM0.12m | 3:05AM0.15m | 3:15PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | 1 | — | 4 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 16 | — | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 8 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | E 12 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 22 | — | 27 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | — | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1343 | 1122 | 1072 | 388 | 220 | 4 | 82 | 622 | 930 | 513 | 403 | 139 | 4 | 4 | 431 | 453 | 4 | 190 | 190 |
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