Fort Le Marchant surfForecast / Guernsey / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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Fort Le Marchant surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Le Marchant sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Le Marchant today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Le Marchant at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

Table - waves today at Fort Le Marchant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
W
13
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
NW
3
1.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
17
13
10
7
4
2
2
1
3
7
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
4
0
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
WSW
10
S
5
SE
15
SSE
5
WNW
5
NE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:22AM6.64m
5:44PM6.84m
6:03AM6.84m
6:22PM7.06m
6:41AM7.02m
6:57PM7.24m
Low Tide
11:18PM1.93m
11:37AM1.73m
00:00AM1.67m
12:17PM1.56m
00:38AM1.45m
12:53PM1.43m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:04
9:05
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
23
19
20
25
25
24
19
16
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
24
22
19
21
22
23
23
17
13
10
12
12
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
13
Energy kJ
25
17
49
49
45
27
26
25
25
14
14
9
4
22
21
47
62
149
138
125
121
121
120
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
15
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.4
W
13
Energy kJ
71
71
13
10
7
4
2
2
1
1
4
14
12
30
46
13
14
61
55
5
5
17
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
13
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
5
4
14
2
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
NW
3
1.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
1
3
7
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
203
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
11
79
10
10
11
205
219
219
219
208
219
196
196
196
50
114
8
8
35
8
49
205
181
120
Best forecast wave conditions in Guernsey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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