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  4. Duck Pier

Duck Pier Surfability Score™ & Surf Report

KSL Surfability Score (Right Now)
KSL Surf Intelligence
6.0
Good
KSL Conditions Scores (1-10) (not size, speed, or depth)
Swell
6.4
Stable window
Wind
8.0
Tide
9.5
Stable window

Current Surf Conditions

Surfability Score™ Updated Hourly • 10:40 PM EDT

Duck Pier is seeing solid surf with clean waves thanks to improving offshore winds from the southwest. The swell is light but punchy, lined up well from the east-southeast, although wave size is a bit below ideal. The tide is rising near mid-level heights, keeping the waves shaped up nicely on this beach break. Warm air makes it comfortable out there, but expect a slight bump from the steady southwest breeze.

Quick Conditions Snapshot

1.97 ft swell from ESE at 13 seconds, southwest wind 12 mph, rising tide near 3.1 ft, water temperature 80 F, air temperature 79 F

Duck Pier Local Weather

Mostly Clear, 79°F • Wind SW 12 mph

Duck Pier Surf Conditions Breakdown

Swell Score Summary

Swell Score: A swell score of 6.4/10 reflects very small size.

Swell Detail: About 2 ft with an interval of 13 seconds with Light energy (~150 kJ).

Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the ESE (111°) | Within acceptable direction window.

Tide Score Summary

Tide Score: With a tide score of 9.5/10, tide conditions are near ideal for this break, providing strong support for clean and consistent wave shape.

Tide Height: The tide is rising around 3.12 ft, which sits within the preferred mid-tide range for this break.

Tide Trend: ↗ Peaking: Tide quality may slowly decline but remains good.

Next Tide: High at 11:10 PM (3.4 ft)

Wind Score Summary

Wind Score: A wind score of 8.0/10 reflects light offshore winds, helping keep the surface glassy with clean, well-defined wave faces.

Wind Direction & Speed: SW @ 12 mph

Wind Trend: Wind quality improves as the surf window opens.


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