
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 93 | 72 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 101 | 93 | 127 | 163 | 203 | 233 | 215 | 255 | 248 | 245 | 336 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.36m | 7:26AM1.23m | 7:29PM1.35m | 8:10AM1.21m | 8:10PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.16m | 1:20PM0.32m | 1:56AM0.15m | 2:02PM0.33m | 2:38AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | |
6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 17 | N 17 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
95 | 93 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 140 | 149 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 124 | 127 | 163 | 203 | 233 | 215 | 255 | 248 | 245 | 336 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | N 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 17 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | N 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NNW 15 |
53 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 43 | 42 | 101 | 51 | 101 | 93 | 127 | 66 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 18 | NNW 19 | N 19 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 16 | NNW 16 | N 11 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | N 11 |
38 | 21 | 38 | 113 | 120 | 114 | 22 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 101 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 129 | 84 | 21 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
217 | 217 | 261 | 330 | 328 | 307 | 307 | 277 | 314 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 314 | 401 | 401 | 368 | 470 | 545 | 643 | 616 | 529 | 567 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 861 | 861 | 861 | 861 | 803 | 803 | 861 | 861 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 861 | 850 | 861 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 |
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