Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at English Channel Left (Fanning Island) today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for English Channel Left (Fanning Island) at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at English Channel Left (Fanning Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
279 | 269 | 264 | 218 | 252 | 128 | 144 | 169 | 125 | 235 | 243 | 318 | 321 | 196 | 226 | 788 | 708 | 817 | 808 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:27PM0.69m | 8:08AM0.62m | 7:56PM0.63m | 8:56AM0.66m | 8:26PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.18m | 2:01PM0.27m | 2:21AM0.17m | 3:01PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
279 | 269 | 264 | 218 | 214 | 160 | 150 | 115 | 115 | 110 | 123 | 96 | 128 | 125 | 157 | 788 | 708 | 817 | 808 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
68 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 43 | 37 | 25 | 169 | 125 | 235 | 243 | 318 | 321 | 196 | 226 | 157 | 154 | 115 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | ESE 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 |
240 | 118 | 119 | 135 | 252 | 128 | 144 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1891 | 1776 | 1776 | 1776 | 1776 | 1776 | 1828 | 1891 | 1776 | 1776 | 1776 | 1776 | 1776 | 1726 | 1828 | 1828 | 1809 | 1776 | 1771 |
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