Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fontana today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fontana at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fontana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 235 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 142 | 117 | 116 | 136 | 226 | 196 | 67 | 85 | 60 | 133 | 115 | 89 | 86 | 78 | 78 | 99 | 100 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:14AM0.87m | 7:51PM0.70m | 8:04AM0.95m | 8:37PM0.75m | 8:49AM1.01m | 9:17PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.07m | 1:26AM0.11m | 2:25PM0.03m | 2:13AM0.06m | 3:07PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 191 | 235 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 173 | 117 | 116 | 136 | 68 | 64 | 67 | 131 | 128 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 113 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | N 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 97 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 142 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 60 | 114 | 115 | 89 | 86 | 78 | 33 | 33 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | N 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 55 | 82 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 56 | 119 | 85 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 156 | — | 238 | 238 | 238 | — | 173 | 173 | 165 | 226 | 196 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 99 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 18 | 210 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 210 | 5 | 625 | 625 | 210 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 210 | 0 | 1412 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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