Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fontana today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fontana at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 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 Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 75 | 96 | 94 | 103 | 98 | 93 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 75 | 97 | 97 | 111 | 136 | 112 | 264 | 284 | 113 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17PM0.58m | 4:58AM0.70m | 5:51PM0.60m | 6:14AM0.78m | 6:59PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.24m | 11:24AM0.20m | 11:27PM0.22m | 12:39PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 9 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 10 | S 10 | N 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 75 | 84 | 121 | 121 | 93 | 93 | 86 | 88 | 57 | 75 | 84 | 94 | 111 | 136 | 112 | 49 | 70 | 113 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 121 | 84 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 56 | 97 | 97 | 84 | 78 | 51 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 96 | 94 | 103 | 98 | 93 | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 123 | 264 | 284 | 171 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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