Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newport today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Newport at 5PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 44 | 52 | 70 | 85 | 91 | 56 | 85 | 97 | 109 | 145 | 287 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:45AM4.25m | 8:00PM4.65m | 8:18AM4.46m | 8:33PM4.84m | 8:50AM4.61m | 9:05PM4.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM1.35m | 2:38AM1.11m | 2:45PM1.16m | 3:10AM0.95m | 3:18PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 6 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | SW 7 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | SW 7 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 9 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 44 | — | 5 | 5 | 91 | 56 | 2 | — | — | 145 | 287 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | SW 6 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 3 | — | SSW 7 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 4 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SE 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NW 5 | — |
5 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 35 | 46 | 5 | 52 | 70 | 85 | — | 2 | 85 | 97 | 109 | 54 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 191 | 155 | 155 | 191 | 207 | 157 | 263 | 263 | 384 | 384 | 359 | 165 | 349 | 128 | 384 | 33 | 402 | 92 | 698 | 35 |
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