Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newport today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Newport at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Newport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | W 8 | NNE 3 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 12 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 29 | 47 | 34 | 54 | 54 | 102 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:12AM4.00m | 7:27PM4.41m | 7:45AM4.25m | 8:00PM4.65m | 8:18AM4.46m | 8:33PM4.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM1.57m | 2:06AM1.33m | 2:13PM1.35m | 2:38AM1.11m | 2:45PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | N 3 | SSW 7 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 54 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | — | SW 7 | S 6 | SW 12 | — | N 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 4 | N 6 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 29 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 102 | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 203 | 334 | 166 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 198 | 157 | 166 | 155 | 155 | 166 | 207 | 157 | 157 | 362 | 92 | 358 | 179 |
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