Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 556 | 467 | 396 | 389 | 394 | 264 | 297 | 287 | 364 | 454 | 422 | 501 | 488 | 606 | 522 | 507 | 485 | 455 | 365 | 243 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.02m | 3:27AM1.16m | 4:19PM1.01m | 4:19AM1.16m | 5:10PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.35m | 9:12PM0.49m | 10:06AM0.35m | 10:06PM0.49m | 10:56AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 556 | 467 | 396 | 389 | 394 | 264 | 214 | 227 | 158 | 454 | 422 | 501 | 488 | 606 | 522 | 507 | 485 | 455 | 365 | 243 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 17 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 466 | 341 | 331 | 308 | 304 | 253 | 215 | 212 | 364 | 122 | 218 | 90 | 90 | 151 | 116 | 114 | 113 | 28 | 26 | 90 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 136 | 93 | 60 | 108 | 162 | 222 | 297 | 287 | 215 | 215 | 96 | 181 | 151 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 56 | 26 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 70 | 105 | 146 | 128 | 127 | 127 | 132 | 140 | 144 | 186 | 220 | 229 | 233 | 176 | 152 | 107 | 131 | 272 | 485 | 487 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 861 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 728 | 728 | 850 | 286 | 861 | 850 | 850 | 861 | 861 | 1903 | 1903 | 1931 | 861 | 283 | 1931 | 861 | 861 |
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