Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fishermans Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 8 | 12 | 501 | 521 | 708 | 699 | 816 | 904 | 1057 | 1249 | 1475 | 1559 | 1587 | 1695 | 1809 | 2013 | 2277 | 2516 | 2773 | 2877 | 2831 | 2687 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.01m | 1:49AM0.82m | 2:23PM0.98m | 2:50AM0.83m | 3:26PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.37m | 8:12PM0.38m | 8:06AM0.39m | 9:09PM0.39m | 9:11AM0.39m | 10:01PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 725 | 2877 | 2831 | 2687 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 78 | 295 | 501 | 521 | 708 | 699 | 816 | 904 | 1057 | 1249 | 1475 | 1559 | 1587 | 1695 | 1809 | 2013 | 2277 | 2516 | 2773 | 2598 | 2364 | 2209 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 824 | 824 | 629 | 1177 | 1175 | 1175 | 1293 | 1216 | 439 | 1216 | 437 | 431 | 413 | 434 | 1145 | 284 | 284 | 403 | 407 | 403 | 403 | 284 | 274 |
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