Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Le Marchant today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Le Marchant at 3PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fort Le Marchant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 64 | 51 | 43 | 71 | 87 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 76 | 90 | 87 | 149 | 177 | 156 | 147 | 171 | 188 | 162 | 157 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:09AM6.87m | 10:29PM6.43m | 10:46AM6.32m | 11:11PM5.86m | 11:33AM5.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM1.79m | 4:39AM2.19m | 5:05PM2.34m | 5:23AM2.71m | 6:02PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1025 | 772 | 657 | 646 | 556 | 339 | 472 | 396 | 333 | 271 | 257 | 202 | 157 | 154 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 56 | 54 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 64 | 51 | 43 | 71 | 87 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 76 | 90 | 87 | 149 | 177 | 156 | 147 | 171 | 188 | 162 | 157 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 211 | 147 | 144 | 124 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 128 | 130 | 128 | 130 | 130 | 196 | 196 | 144 | 196 | 206 | 211 | 204 | 187 |
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