Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newport today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Newport at 12AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
200 | 223 | 232 | 254 | 423 | 354 | 307 | 261 | 261 | 172 | 124 | 86 | 24 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM4.98m | 9:55AM4.69m | 10:13PM4.91m | 10:30AM4.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM0.98m | 4:16AM0.88m | 4:23PM1.01m | 4:49AM0.99m | 4:56PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | N 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 17 | W 16 |
— | — | 232 | 254 | — | 354 | 307 | 261 | 261 | 172 | 124 | 86 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | W 3 | WSW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
200 | 223 | — | 5 | 423 | 47 | 63 | 51 | 32 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 219 | 30 | 35 | 92 | 600 | 728 | 189 | 35 | 35 | 187 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 150 | 179 | 207 | 207 | 143 |
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