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Lat Long: 3.85° N 159.38° W

English Channel Left (Fanning Island) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's English Channel Left (Fanning Island) sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.5° 

English Channel Left (Fanning Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
277
273
269
265
212
209
196
190
167
164
161
161
134
123
119
111
82
82
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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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
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