Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortunes Rocks Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortunes Rocks Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fortunes Rocks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 60 | 85 | 88 | 95 | 68 | 66 | 37 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 21 | 51 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM2.22m | 8:46PM2.58m | 9:31AM2.28m | 9:36PM2.66m | 10:16AM2.37m | 10:20PM2.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.63m | 3:14AM0.36m | 3:14PM0.56m | 3:59AM0.28m | 3:59PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
25 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 60 | 20 | 19 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 37 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 21 | 39 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
15 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 21 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | WSW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 85 | 88 | 95 | — | 59 | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 974 | 1015 | 1806 | 77 | 64 | 27 | 60 | 27 | 140 | 463 | 261 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 64 | 64 | 27 | 27 |
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