Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernandina Pier today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernandina Pier at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fernandina Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 36°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 46 | 64 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 68 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 47 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.85m | 1:33AM1.65m | 2:12PM1.80m | 2:19AM1.57m | 3:01PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.16m | 8:06PM0.33m | 8:06AM0.23m | 9:02PM0.39m | 8:56AM0.29m | 9:57PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 46 | 64 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 4 | E 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | NE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | E 7 | — |
1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | S 4 |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 68 | 7 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 4 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 96 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 632 | 632 | 109 | 109 | 770 | 770 | 804 | 804 | 1648 | 41 | 1590 | 1418 |
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