Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 432 | 651 | 651 | 831 | 366 | 346 | 346 | 539 | 560 | 560 | 553 | 400 | 365 | 350 | 293 | 248 | 248 | 346 | 370 | 505 | 492 | 542 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.16m | 10:47PM1.25m | 11:33AM1.11m | 11:33PM1.20m | 12:23PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.20m | 4:38PM0.38m | 5:16AM0.24m | 5:24PM0.43m | 6:04AM0.29m | 6:12PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 334 | 432 | 651 | 651 | 831 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 402 | 355 | 560 | 553 | 400 | 365 | 350 | 320 | 279 | 273 | 279 | 304 | 318 | 289 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 186 | 109 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 366 | 300 | 194 | 539 | 560 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 293 | 248 | 248 | 346 | 370 | 505 | 492 | 542 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 7 | N 11 | N 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 9 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | N 12 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | N 15 |
| kJ | 61 | 134 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 52 | 42 | 86 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 125 | 72 | 109 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 395 | 386 | 360 | 415 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 435 | 129 | 15 | 332 | 324 | 377 | 373 | 364 | 92 | 99 | 120 | 122 | 87 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 803 | 850 | 754 | 861 | 850 | 754 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 728 | 2 | 1898 | 803 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1877 | 0 |
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