Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fenwick today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fenwick at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fenwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 41 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.16m | 2:43AM0.92m | 3:14PM1.14m | 3:41AM0.90m | 4:11PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM0.30m | 8:52AM0.30m | 9:57PM0.29m | 9:53AM0.30m | 10:51PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
14 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 |
3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 7 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 |
— | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — |
18 | 41 | 75 | — | 3 | 11 | 18 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1485 | 200 | 0 | 19 | 650 | 1047 | 87 | 261 | 1422 | 1047 | 282 | 261 | 257 | 287 | 269 | 446 | 86 | 87 | 204 |
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