Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Triple S Pier today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Triple S Pier at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Triple S Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 35 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:23PM1.24m | 00:32AM0.97m | 1:18PM1.20m | 1:24AM0.88m | 2:16PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.09m | 6:49PM0.24m | 6:38AM0.16m | 7:50PM0.31m | 7:27AM0.22m | 8:57PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 24 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 12 | 7 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 12 | 58 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 59 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 4 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | — | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 83 | 122 | 595 | 122 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 533 | 906 | 83 | 659 | 659 | 654 | 654 | 702 | 1038 | 586 | 994 | 1038 |
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