
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 8PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fishermans Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 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) | ESE 8 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 7 | 31 | 94 | 131 | 72 | 83 | 61 | 58 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | off | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.05m | 00:33AM0.99m | 1:09PM1.04m | 1:18AM0.90m | 1:59PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.05m | 6:55AM0.02m | 7:32PM0.12m | 7:43AM0.07m | 8:32PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 3 | 61 | 58 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 4 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | S 6 | E 12 | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | W 4 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
1 | 7 | 31 | 94 | 131 | 7 | 83 | 13 | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1665 | 2939 | 2948 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 259 | 110 | 138 | 197 | 110 | 274 | 110 | 110 | 170 | 170 | 291 | 594 |
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