Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 5PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1082 | 875 | 864 | 853 | 724 | 623 | 623 | 648 | 701 | 886 | 875 | 875 | 964 | 964 | 853 | 915 | 851 | 844 | 951 | 824 | 791 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-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 |
High Tide | 10:27AM1.44m | 11:07PM1.40m | 11:21AM1.36m | 11:57PM1.38m | 12:16PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.05m | 5:15AM0.21m | 5:37PM0.13m | 6:11AM0.24m | 6:27PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1082 | 875 | 864 | 853 | 724 | 623 | 623 | 648 | 701 | 886 | 875 | 875 | 964 | 964 | 853 | 915 | 809 | 788 | 459 | 453 | 529 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 22 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 461 | 382 | 377 | 372 | 372 | 367 | 301 | 264 | 261 | 206 | 452 | 433 | 355 | 359 | 344 | 333 | 268 | 242 | 951 | 679 | 686 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | — | NE 6 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SW 17 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 54 | 162 | 138 | 167 | 730 | 851 | 844 | 594 | 824 | 791 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 150 | 169 | 164 | 161 | 135 | 112 | 126 | 146 | 155 | 179 | 116 | 120 | 111 | 115 | 106 | 106 | 91 | 102 | 120 | 106 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 850 | 850 | 861 | 861 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 1757 | 850 | 850 | 815 | 815 | 2 | 789 | 864 | 869 | 1607 | 803 |
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