Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 9PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 364 | 454 | 422 | 501 | 488 | 606 | 613 | 595 | 485 | 383 | 365 | 359 | 347 | 342 | 225 | 178 | 175 | 246 | 249 | 304 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.01m | 4:19AM1.16m | 5:10PM1.04m | 5:09AM1.18m | 5:57PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.35m | 10:06PM0.49m | 10:56AM0.33m | 10:58PM0.47m | 11:43AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 158 | 454 | 422 | 501 | 488 | 606 | 613 | 595 | 485 | 383 | 365 | 359 | 347 | 342 | 225 | 178 | 175 | 210 | 54 | 304 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 6 | SW 17 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 364 | 122 | 218 | 90 | 90 | 151 | 149 | 114 | 113 | 28 | 26 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 107 | 16 | 148 | 246 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | S 6 | SW 9 | SW 18 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 215 | 215 | 96 | 181 | 151 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 56 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 102 | 15 | 3 | 249 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 163 | 202 | 218 | 226 | 206 | 176 | 149 | 127 | 131 | 131 | 173 | 255 | 320 | 303 | 264 | 206 | 183 | 242 | 378 | 717 | 781 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 861 | 861 | 861 | 861 | 1905 | 1903 | 1903 | 1931 | 1931 | 1931 | 1931 | 1931 | 1931 | 1931 | 1901 | 861 | 283 | 850 | 861 | 850 | 861 |
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