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 3AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 9 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.08m | 12:23PM1.24m | 00:32AM0.97m | 1:18PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.15m | 5:54AM0.09m | 6:49PM0.24m | 6:38AM0.16m | 7:50PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 27 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 59 | 57 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 6 | SSE 12 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 21 | — | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 702 | 151 | 709 | 723 | 0 | 37 | 112 | 122 | 126 | 112 | 122 | 77 | 37 | 0 | 274 | 147 | 147 | 151 | 4 |
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