Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fennels Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fennels Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fennels Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 47 | 49 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 197 | 135 | 168 | 90 | 54 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10PM4.21m | 6:30AM4.27m | 6:52PM4.25m | 7:11AM4.30m | 7:34PM4.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.60m | 00:36AM0.59m | 1:00PM0.51m | 1:21AM0.55m | 1:45PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
20 | 47 | 49 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 56 | 135 | 168 | 90 | 54 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | ESE 5 | S 12 | ENE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — |
11 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 55 | 35 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 |
22 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 59 | 46 | — | 25 | 197 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 9 | 26 | 141 | 9 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 520 | 520 | 134 | 126 | 474 | 201 | 376 | 214 | 376 | 284 | 717 | 21 |
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