Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fontana today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fontana at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fontana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 274 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 264 | 264 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 157 | 142 | 146 | 201 | 201 | 329 | 276 | 201 | 241 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:22AM0.62m | 4:58PM0.53m | 5:34AM0.64m | 6:12PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.26m | 10:36AM0.28m | 10:38PM0.27m | 11:52AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 53 | 280 | 280 | 264 | 264 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 157 | 115 | 132 | 201 | 201 | 55 | 132 | 227 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | N 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 112 | 47 | 47 | 129 | 112 | 46 | 46 | 201 | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NNE 9 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 274 | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 146 | — | — | 329 | 276 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 210 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 210 | 1413 | 210 | 210 | 17 |
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