Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 10PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu night, moderate winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 799 | 695 | 590 | 453 | 447 | 453 | 453 | 453 | 341 | 346 | 341 | 358 | 427 | 528 | 516 | 499 | 482 | 438 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.18m | 7:23AM1.27m | 7:59PM1.23m | 8:05AM1.29m | 8:36PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.36m | 1:43PM0.22m | 1:58AM0.32m | 2:21PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 799 | 695 | 590 | 453 | 447 | 453 | 453 | 453 | 341 | 346 | 341 | 336 | 277 | 528 | 516 | 499 | 482 | 438 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 61 | 93 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 120 | 190 | 358 | 427 | 218 | 212 | 171 | 138 | 108 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 35 | 72 | 120 | 115 | 107 | 103 | 100 | 94 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 891 | 1108 | 1108 | 1192 | 1113 | 1113 | 1040 | 955 | 909 | 963 | 1004 | 980 | 987 | 860 | 878 | 847 | 778 | 721 | 660 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 850 | 861 | 850 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 687 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 1733 | 1733 | 803 |
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