Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fishermans Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:39AM0.91m | 1:14PM1.08m | 1:23AM0.84m | 2:02PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.19m | 6:54AM0.16m | 7:51PM0.25m | 7:40AM0.23m | 8:49PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | SE 5 | NE 4 |
2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 24 | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 14 | ESE 9 | E 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — |
2 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 2 | S 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | SE 2 |
— | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 431 | 428 | 587 | 329 | 439 | 170 | 110 | 111 | 170 | 197 | 197 | 145 | 24 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 512 | 1153 |
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