Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 20s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 1AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 620 | 492 | 529 | 466 | 1149 | 1103 | 1081 | 1357 | 1075 | 1027 | 800 | 752 | 724 | 581 | 538 | 655 | 658 | 468 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.29m | 2:08PM1.12m | 2:25AM1.25m | 3:04PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.30m | 8:02AM0.30m | 8:07PM0.37m | 8:57AM0.32m | 8:58PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 710 | 620 | 492 | 472 | 466 | 1149 | 1103 | 1081 | 1357 | 1075 | 1027 | 800 | 752 | 724 | 496 | 538 | 655 | 658 | 468 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 367 | 82 | 443 | 529 | 329 | 96 | 77 | 80 | 69 | 88 | 91 | 70 | 282 | 330 | 581 | 453 | 435 | 341 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 68 | 354 | 61 | 60 | 428 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 273 | 215 | 212 | 70 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 250 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 9 |
| kJ | 95 | — | 87 | 118 | 93 | 27 | 29 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 14 | — | 10 | 10 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 685 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 1 | 282 | 282 | 865 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 864 | 886 | 0 |
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