Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Triple S Pier today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Triple S Pier at 5AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Triple S Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 56 | 61 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.17m | 7:57PM1.56m | 8:16AM1.25m | 8:44PM1.51m | 9:06AM1.29m | 9:30PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM-0.03m | 1:28PM-0.16m | 2:23AM-0.07m | 2:23PM-0.15m | 3:07AM-0.09m | 3:15PM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 6 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 11 | S 14 | E 14 | E 10 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | — | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 10 | — | 17 | 32 | 56 | 61 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 1753 | 906 | 1795 | 906 | 1579 | 1453 | 1453 | 1579 | 709 | 531 | 762 | 775 | 1767 | 805 | 1769 | 1446 | 1581 | 83 | 151 | 151 | 1874 | 112 | 77 |
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