Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fontana today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fontana at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fontana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 186 | 191 | 204 | 232 | 291 | 277 | 344 | 405 | 394 | 378 | 357 | 336 | 326 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 210 | 161 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:01PM0.65m | 7:05AM0.81m | 7:32PM0.71m | 7:37AM0.87m | 8:01PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.20m | 00:38AM0.22m | 1:22PM0.14m | 1:15AM0.16m | 1:52PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 56 | 92 | 107 | 180 | 147 | 147 | 344 | 405 | 394 | 378 | 357 | 336 | 326 | 151 | 135 | 321 | 210 | 1221 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NNW 19 | NNW 12 | NNW 17 | SSE 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 71 | 51 | 172 | 109 | 291 | 277 | 130 | 133 | 135 | 135 | 140 | 91 | 91 | 321 | 321 | 137 | 137 | 148 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 18 | NNW 11 | NNW 16 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NNW 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 124 | 23 | 232 | 111 | 128 | 60 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 91 | 140 | 11 | 10 | 161 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 180 | 186 | 191 | 204 | — | — | — | 117 | 127 | 156 | 203 | 216 | 198 | 281 | 187 | 285 | 585 | 958 | 127 | 1084 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 625 | 623 | 212 | 212 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 212 | 1411 | 1411 | 212 | 1395 | 212 | 1422 | 212 | 1412 | 212 | 18 | 212 | 18 |
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