Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fontana today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fontana at 6AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fontana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 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) | NNW 11 | N 14 | N 13 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 57 | 90 | 242 | 157 | 155 | 147 | 290 | 290 | 286 | 396 | 456 | 495 | 298 | 338 | 304 | 408 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:53PM0.73m | 6:57AM0.83m | 7:26PM0.80m | 7:34AM0.87m | 7:58PM0.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.18m | 1:10PM0.09m | 1:19AM0.11m | 1:42PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 44 | 57 | 242 | 109 | 109 | 147 | 290 | 290 | 286 | 218 | 192 | 147 | 298 | 338 | 304 | 67 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | S 11 | N 13 | SSE 11 | N 15 | E 9 | N 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 62 | 90 | 39 | 157 | 54 | 109 | 58 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 103 | 71 | 156 | 32 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 14 | SSE 11 | NNW 8 | SSE 11 | N 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 20 | — | — | S 12 | N 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNW 12 | N 15 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 57 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 155 | 61 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 17 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NNE 8 | — |
| kJ | 132 | 132 | 129 | 189 | 226 | 214 | 275 | 284 | 317 | 323 | 396 | 456 | 495 | 217 | 164 | — | 408 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 210 | 18 | 765 | 671 | 682 | 1395 | 1413 | 1413 | 1413 | 1413 | 1413 | 1413 | 1413 | 210 | 1413 | 1413 | 5 |
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