Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fishermans Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | 44 | 58 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.08m | 1:23AM0.84m | 2:02PM1.04m | 2:11AM0.78m | 2:56PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.25m | 7:40AM0.23m | 8:49PM0.30m | 8:32AM0.27m | 9:47PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 |
18 | 17 | 44 | 58 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SSW 4 | E 7 |
3 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 170 | 567 | 18 | 138 | 33 | 107 | 107 | 145 | 261 | 774 | 329 | 766 | 388 | 512 | 439 | 431 | 1327 | 745 | 774 | 744 |
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