Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newport today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Newport at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Newport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 32 | 42 | 32 | 47 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 91 | 113 | 132 | 96 | 73 | 67 | 119 | 101 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59PM4.20m | 12:21PM3.86m | 00:39AM3.83m | 1:05PM3.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM1.43m | 6:20AM1.63m | 6:19PM1.73m | 6:45AM1.93m | 7:00PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 17 | WSW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 96 | 73 | 61 | 43 | 31 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 16 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 49 | 32 | 42 | 3 | 47 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 91 | 113 | 132 | 9 | 32 | 67 | 119 | 101 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 349 | 166 | 239 | 42 | 165 | 64 | 323 | 372 | 372 | 383 | 252 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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