Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 10PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1062 | 1123 | 821 | 1108 | 924 | 936 | 879 | 809 | 799 | 614 | 590 | 453 | 447 | 453 | 453 | 341 | 346 | 346 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.12m | 6:40AM1.25m | 7:20PM1.18m | 7:23AM1.27m | 7:59PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.40m | 1:05PM0.24m | 1:15AM0.36m | 1:43PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1062 | 1123 | 821 | 1108 | 924 | 936 | 879 | 809 | 799 | 614 | 590 | 453 | 447 | 453 | 453 | 341 | 346 | 346 | 341 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 16 | SW 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | S 19 |
33 | 129 | 408 | 153 | 132 | 126 | 148 | 106 | 66 | 61 | 93 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 44 | 41 | 120 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 15 | N 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
90 | 33 | 113 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 72 | 120 | 115 | 107 | 103 | 100 | 94 | 40 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
294 | 297 | 266 | 385 | 526 | 684 | 762 | 875 | 1057 | 1134 | 1219 | 1224 | 1224 | 1224 | 1056 | 985 | 985 | 963 | 951 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 861 | 1901 | 1952 | 1952 | 1901 | 885 | 850 | 861 | 861 | 861 | 754 | 850 | 861 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 |
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