Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fishermans Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 45 | 35 | 57 | 43 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.00m | 3:11AM0.75m | 4:00PM0.98m | 4:23AM0.75m | 5:06PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.27m | 9:47PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.30m | 10:45PM0.34m | 10:25AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | 14 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | E 14 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 45 | 35 | 57 | 43 | 34 | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 743 | 1327 | 774 | 743 | 824 | 774 | 782 | 782 | 1208 | 2993 | 1365 | 824 | 723 | 274 | 170 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 33 | 33 | 259 |
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