
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fortunes Rocks Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fortunes Rocks Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fortunes Rocks Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | S 3 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 59 | 54 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22AM2.27m | 4:25PM2.53m | 5:17AM2.22m | 5:21PM2.47m | 6:14AM2.21m | 6:20PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.64m | 10:53PM0.42m | 10:59AM0.69m | 11:49PM0.46m | 11:59AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 3 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
66 | 59 | 54 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
2 | — | — | 16 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 230 | 448 | 448 | 458 | 569 | 456 | 416 | 456 | 418 | 318 | 396 | 396 | 803 | 860 | 248 | 248 | 1257 | 1253 | 1253 | 1129 | 576 |
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