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 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | 28 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:24AM0.88m | 2:16PM1.18m | 2:24AM0.83m | 3:18PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.31m | 7:27AM0.22m | 8:57PM0.36m | 8:23AM0.25m | 10:01PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
39 | 28 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | SW 4 | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 3 | E 6 | — | — | E 16 | — | SE 15 | E 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | S 5 | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1026 | 645 | 699 | 645 | 702 | 762 | 709 | 654 | 1038 | 1038 | 1038 | 427 | 1046 | 1046 | 1446 | 2723 | 122 | 1446 | 489 |
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