
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fishermans Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.17m | 9:48AM1.24m | 10:04PM1.12m | 10:31AM1.24m | 10:44PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.06m | 3:37AM0.05m | 4:05PM0.09m | 4:14AM0.08m | 4:49PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
10 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 329 | 511 | 1145 | 1150 | 210 | 955 | 110 | 107 | 107 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 107 | 24 |
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