Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newport today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Newport at 9AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 32 | 69 | 110 | 136 | 139 | 105 | 88 | 81 | 121 | 89 | 55 | 43 | 59 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 24 | 17 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59PM4.20m | 12:21PM3.86m | 00:39AM3.83m | 1:05PM3.59m | 1:29AM3.48m | 2:08PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM1.63m | 6:19PM1.73m | 6:45AM1.93m | 7:00PM2.02m | 7:31AM2.18m | 8:19PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
32 | 33 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 105 | 88 | 81 | 59 | 43 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | NW 3 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
12 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | SW 17 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 |
6 | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | WSW 6 | NW 3 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 |
3 | — | 30 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 69 | 110 | 136 | 139 | 7 | 21 | 70 | 121 | 89 | 55 | 43 | 59 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 24 | 17 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 41 | 63 | 338 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 228 | 35 | 92 | 41 | 41 | 166 | 64 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 42 | 52 | 197 | 217 |
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