Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortunes Rocks Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortunes Rocks Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fortunes Rocks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 8 | 41 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 90 | 97 | 66 | 43 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 72 | 191 | 182 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:37PM2.96m | 3:00AM2.85m | 3:23PM2.88m | 3:50AM2.67m | 4:10PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM-0.02m | 9:01AM0.05m | 9:32PM0.09m | 9:47AM0.23m | 10:25PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 72 | 191 | 182 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 41 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 90 | 97 | 66 | 43 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2831 | 1757 | 1970 | 1970 | 881 | 430 | 365 | 337 | 261 | 261 | 222 | 222 | 230 | 230 | 248 | 230 | 94 | 56 | 27 |
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