Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortunes Rocks Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortunes Rocks Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortunes Rocks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 145 | 135 | 125 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 65 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 49 | 90 | 82 | 54 | 43 | 42 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:50AM2.67m | 4:10PM2.79m | 4:43AM2.49m | 5:00PM2.68m | 5:39AM2.34m | 5:54PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.23m | 10:25PM0.20m | 10:36AM0.39m | 11:21PM0.31m | 11:29AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 145 | 135 | 125 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 65 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 49 | 90 | 82 | 54 | 43 | 42 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 13 | 8 | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
— | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 241 | 241 | 230 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 60 | 64 | 77 | 448 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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