Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Triple S 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) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Triple S Pier at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Triple S Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
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25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 59 | 59 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.18m | 2:24AM0.83m | 3:18PM1.17m | 3:27AM0.82m | 4:16PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.22m | 8:57PM0.36m | 8:23AM0.25m | 10:01PM0.36m | 9:23AM0.26m | 10:58PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 3 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 6 | SE 15 | E 7 | SE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 59 | 59 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 720 | 762 | 994 | 1062 | 906 | 500 | 242 | 1038 | 1046 | 1038 | 1026 | 1905 | 1446 | 1144 | 1038 | 147 | 4 | 232 | 172 | 586 | 172 | 172 | 595 |
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