Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fennels Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fennels Bay at 7AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fennels Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:37PM3.65m | 11:05AM3.61m | 11:42PM3.52m | 12:17PM3.52m | 00:56AM3.46m | 1:34PM3.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM1.18m | 5:27PM1.18m | 6:00AM1.26m | 6:39PM1.27m | 7:14AM1.28m | 7:54PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 42 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 6 | SSW 15 | E 4 | E 4 |
47 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 42 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | E 6 | S 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 |
2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — |
3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 284 | 237 | 528 | 287 | 812 | 458 | 273 | 273 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 121 | 121 | 9 |
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