
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at English Channel Left (Fanning Island) today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for English Channel Left (Fanning Island) at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at English Channel Left (Fanning Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
282 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 265 | 212 | 209 | 196 | 190 | 167 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 134 | 123 | 119 | 111 | 82 | 82 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:11PM0.30m | 12:01PM0.70m | 1:40AM0.33m | 1:05PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.29m | 2:57AM0.28m | 8:46PM0.27m | 4:29AM0.31m | 9:11PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 10 |
282 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 265 | 212 | 209 | 196 | 190 | 167 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 125 | 123 | 119 | 111 | 69 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 11 |
96 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 116 | 103 | 47 | 49 | 101 | 137 | 137 | 134 | 99 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 8 | S 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 8 | S 11 |
127 | 53 | 119 | 51 | 40 | 41 | 56 | 39 | 69 | 100 | 51 | 52 | 67 | 65 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1788 | 1792 | 1726 | 1726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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