Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 5PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1165 | 1240 | 1968 | 1194 | 1297 | 2061 | 1787 | 1210 | 1210 | 2374 | 2314 | 939 | 820 | 2075 | 2111 | 2263 | 2125 | 2071 | 1859 | 1243 | 1148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.31m | 11:20PM1.37m | 11:46AM1.23m | 00:06AM1.31m | 12:38PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.20m | 5:38AM0.22m | 5:50PM0.28m | 6:30AM0.26m | 6:37PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1165 | 1240 | 1968 | 1194 | 1297 | 2061 | 1787 | 1210 | 1210 | 2374 | 2314 | 371 | 363 | 2075 | 2111 | 2263 | 2125 | 2071 | 1859 | 1243 | 1148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 265 | 270 | 82 | 265 | 265 | 62 | 61 | 226 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 939 | 820 | 50 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 181 | 402 | 841 | 784 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 80 | 82 | 17 | 82 | 62 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 56 | 55 | 69 | 62 | 87 | 74 | 34 | 33 | 365 | 262 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 10 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 67 | 101 | 527 | — | 300 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 0 | 282 | 1 | 1 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 864 | 864 | 864 | 886 | 1 | 885 | 0 | 865 | 865 | 861 | 861 | 872 | 1607 |
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