Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fenwick today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fenwick at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fenwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.16m | 2:43AM0.92m | 3:14PM1.14m | 3:41AM0.90m | 4:11PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50AM0.27m | 8:55PM0.30m | 8:52AM0.30m | 9:57PM0.29m | 9:53AM0.30m | 10:51PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 19 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | N 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 2 | 13 | 17 | — | 40 | 1 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 325 | 576 | 1485 | 602 | 54 | 29 | 602 | 609 | 609 | 1047 | 1501 | 1047 | 1047 | 602 | 321 | 113 | 636 | 269 | 996 | 113 | 113 | 157 |
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