Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishery Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishery Bay at 5AM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fishery Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1413 | 1413 | 2528 | 2312 | 1915 | 1482 | 1225 | 1014 | 897 | 897 | 967 | 962 | 154 | 365 | 450 | 791 | 795 | 609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:48AM1.07m | 4:17PM0.77m | 5:15AM1.07m | 4:25PM0.66m | 5:45AM1.03m | 4:14PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM-0.01m | 11:03AM0.25m | 10:29PM0.02m | 11:40AM0.34m | 10:37PM0.06m | 12:27PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1413 | 1413 | 2528 | 2312 | 1915 | 1482 | 1225 | 1014 | 897 | 897 | 967 | 962 | 936 | 911 | 2977 | 2904 | 2695 | 1094 | 1697 | 2881 | 1664 | 2992 | 3415 | 3876 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | ESE 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 10 |
1100 | 846 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 154 | 365 | 450 | 791 | 795 | 1004 | 720 | 1677 | 385 | — | — | 640 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 5 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | 17 | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 609 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | E 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 42 | 135 | 403 | 569 | 552 | 675 | 815 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 39 | 107 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 163 | 163 | 265 | 279 | 775 | 276 | 283 | 650 | 840 | 282 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 9 | 122 | 122 | 830 |
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