Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fishermans Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 2:02PM1.04m | 2:11AM0.78m | 2:56PM1.00m | 3:11AM0.75m | 4:00PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.30m | 8:32AM0.27m | 9:47PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.30m | 10:45PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | E 7 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 567 | 774 | 733 | 772 | 374 | 374 | 457 | 439 | 544 | 774 | 774 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 1208 | 170 | 210 | 1153 | 824 |
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