Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishermans (Rhiw) today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishermans (Rhiw) at 2PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fishermans (Rhiw). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
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8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 66 | 60 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 52 | 78 | 90 | 93 | 184 | 216 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:01PM3.72m | 00:20AM3.91m | 12:40PM3.48m | 1:01AM3.53m | 1:22PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.30m | 6:44PM0.52m | 7:13AM0.62m | 7:20PM0.79m | 7:48AM0.95m | 7:59PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 40 | 32 | 5 | 66 | 60 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 52 | 78 | 90 | 93 | 184 | 216 | 176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 329 | 335 | 379 | 498 | 379 | 195 | 7 | 639 | 565 | 636 | 297 | 297 | 535 | 292 | 297 | 297 | 285 | 257 | 7 |
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