
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newport today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Newport at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Newport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | SW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 53 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 96 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:44AM4.49m | 8:03PM4.90m | 8:30AM4.69m | 8:47PM5.11m | 9:12AM4.79m | 9:28PM5.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.93m | 2:16PM0.99m | 2:52AM0.67m | 3:01PM0.79m | 3:35AM0.54m | 3:42PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
12 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 53 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | — | W 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 96 | 24 | 15 | — | — | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 103 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 46 | 373 | 359 | 71 | 63 | 64 | 75 | 64 | 353 | 408 | 64 | 64 |
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