Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Newport today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Newport at 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 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 Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 7 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 121 | 85 | 49 | 48 | 53 | 55 | 60 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:05PM3.59m | 1:29AM3.48m | 2:08PM3.36m | 2:46AM3.23m | 3:46PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM2.02m | 7:31AM2.18m | 8:19PM2.25m | 9:11AM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 38 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 8 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | W 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 94 | 121 | 85 | 49 | 48 | 53 | 55 | 60 | — | 31 | 32 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 712 | 166 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 52 | 64 | 217 | 263 | 68 | 44 | 166 | 104 | 59 | 44 | 155 | 217 | 218 | 155 |
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