Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fontana today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fontana at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fontana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | N 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 27 | 63 | 63 | 83 | 92 | 94 | 119 | 99 | 122 | 122 | 99 | 99 | 108 | 113 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 137 | 113 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:32PM0.76m | 1:05AM0.70m | 1:24PM0.68m | 2:05AM0.67m | 2:37PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.17m | 6:50PM0.15m | 7:11AM0.20m | 7:41PM0.19m | 8:21AM0.23m | 8:47PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 27 | 63 | 63 | 83 | 92 | 94 | 119 | 99 | 122 | 122 | 99 | 99 | 108 | 113 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 137 | 113 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 28 | 40 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 41 | 61 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 55 | 52 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 210 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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