Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 924 | 911 | 911 | 736 | 726 | 565 | 534 | 404 | 427 | 897 | 1082 | 1109 | 1399 | 1663 | 1567 | 1511 | 1474 | 1456 | 1314 | 2472 | 1281 | 1164 | 1281 | 962 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:23AM1.19m | 6:00PM1.17m | 6:08AM1.22m | 6:39PM1.24m | 6:53AM1.26m | 7:18PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.43m | 11:44AM0.30m | 00:01AM0.37m | 12:24PM0.27m | 00:45AM0.31m | 1:03PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 924 | 911 | 911 | 736 | 726 | 565 | 534 | 404 | 286 | 897 | 1082 | 1109 | 1399 | 1663 | 1567 | 1511 | 1474 | 1456 | 1314 | 2472 | 1281 | 1164 | 1028 | 962 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SE 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 357 | 284 | 279 | 227 | 218 | 164 | 125 | 125 | 427 | 113 | 106 | 79 | 78 | 125 | 34 | 53 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 71 | 131 | 100 | 27 | 649 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 5 | SSW 18 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | NNE 10 | SE 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 14 | ENE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 154 | 246 | 330 | 120 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 63 | 34 | 55 | 19 | 54 | 47 | 42 | 46 | 28 | 93 | 10 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | 20 | 14 | 258 | 477 | 408 | 373 | 321 | 24 | 294 | 349 | 1281 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 865 | 865 | 865 | 872 | 1877 | 1607 | 1617 | 1607 | 1609 | 1607 |
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