Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 5PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 589 | 326 | 512 | 719 | 978 | 1671 | 1038 | 1180 | 1240 | 1968 | 1297 | 1297 | 1297 | 1787 | 1210 | 1210 | 1297 | 1055 | 842 | 809 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04AM1.39m | 10:34PM1.41m | 10:55AM1.31m | 11:20PM1.37m | 11:46AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.12m | 4:47AM0.18m | 5:03PM0.20m | 5:38AM0.22m | 5:50PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 659 | 589 | 326 | 512 | 719 | 978 | 1671 | 1038 | 1180 | 1240 | 1968 | 1297 | 1297 | 1297 | 1787 | 1210 | 1210 | 1297 | 1055 | 842 | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 135 | 79 | 92 | 124 | 117 | 167 | 96 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 90 | 265 | 265 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 809 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | NNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | E 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 97 | 260 | 48 | 31 | 108 | 30 | 30 | 88 | 90 | 17 | 82 | 62 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 75 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 13 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 9 | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 517 | 133 | 692 | 293 | 286 | 438 | 481 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 282 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 287 | 282 | 864 | 864 | 864 | 864 | 864 | 887 |
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