Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Le Marchant today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Le Marchant at 9PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Le Marchant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 7 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:18PM8.55m | 9:39AM8.15m | 9:54PM8.21m | 10:15AM7.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.19m | 3:38AM0.05m | 3:52PM0.41m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:27PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | — |
61 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 72 | 73 | 57 | 40 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | E 5 | N 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | W 11 | N 3 | WNW 10 | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 217 | 196 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 228 | 612 | 612 | 211 | 217 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 612 | 628 | 685 | 122 |
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