Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 248 | 350 | 370 | 438 | 492 | 542 | 606 | 746 | 886 | 1033 | 1135 | 1086 | 892 | 802 | 721 | 1336 | 1178 | 416 | 1013 | 1092 | 1324 | 1656 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:23PM1.07m | 00:22AM1.15m | 1:15PM1.04m | 1:14AM1.12m | 2:08PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.29m | 6:12PM0.47m | 6:54AM0.33m | 7:05PM0.50m | 7:46AM0.36m | 8:01PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 277 | 239 | 245 | 263 | 275 | 248 | 318 | 606 | 313 | 886 | 1033 | 1135 | 1086 | 892 | 802 | 721 | 185 | 189 | 257 | 1013 | 256 | 293 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 248 | 248 | 350 | 370 | 438 | 492 | 542 | 69 | 746 | 264 | 262 | 225 | 158 | 158 | 157 | 153 | 199 | 304 | 416 | 307 | 263 | 209 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | N 15 | N 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 84 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 109 | 20 | 111 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 353 | 361 | 29 | 29 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | E 9 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 89 | — | 52 | — | 14 | 4 | 13 | 313 | 16 | 92 | 88 | 60 | 46 | 193 | 276 | 311 | 1336 | 1178 | 263 | — | 1092 | 1324 | 1656 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1878 | 0 | 3 | 861 | 861 | 0 | 850 | 1877 | 1607 | 1877 | 1877 | 1877 | 1877 | 1902 | 1877 | 1877 | 1877 |
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