Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 9PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 311 | 760 | 499 | 465 | 746 | 498 | 581 | 581 | 589 | 326 | 512 | 719 | 990 | 1671 | 1038 | 1165 | 1240 | 1968 | 1194 | 1297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.44m | 9:47PM1.42m | 10:04AM1.39m | 10:34PM1.41m | 10:55AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.06m | 3:56AM0.16m | 4:17PM0.12m | 4:47AM0.18m | 5:03PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 132 | 108 | 760 | 499 | 465 | 746 | 498 | 581 | 581 | 589 | 140 | 512 | 719 | 990 | 1671 | 1038 | 1165 | 1240 | 1968 | 1194 | 1297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | ENE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 195 | 281 | 108 | 127 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 94 | 108 | 116 | 326 | 124 | 121 | 163 | 103 | 270 | 265 | 270 | 82 | 265 | 265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 311 | 311 | 73 | 152 | 175 | 68 | 108 | 50 | 94 | 97 | 92 | 122 | 117 | 30 | 30 | 103 | 88 | 82 | 17 | 82 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 10 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 196 | 28 | 31 | 206 | 18 | — | 15 | 7 | 7 | 119 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 |
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