Fort Le Marchant surfForecast / Guernsey / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 27 Apr 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fort Le Marchant today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Le Marchant at 9AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, near gales from the ENE by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
1 AM
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)
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
17
19
14
8
6
2
17
56
76
114
124
148
370
629
765
729
600
518
568
518
444
336
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
40
E
40
ENE
40
E
45
E
40
ESE
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:21AM6.37m
4:57PM6.47m
5:15AM6.78m
5:42PM6.91m
5:58AM7.15m
6:20PM7.29m
Low Tide
10:47AM1.90m
11:11PM1.97m
11:37AM1.51m
11:57PM1.55m
12:16PM1.19m
00:34AM1.19m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:20
8:21
8:22
8:23
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
14
14
15
14
11
10
10
10
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
13
16
17
16
15
9
7
7
9
7
8
10
9
4
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
8
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
34
40
40
38
35
33
33
33
33
21
20
19
11
64
88
85
119
109
107
107
105
103
102
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
15
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
8
3
3
3
3
11
10
9
9
8
38
11
10
6
15
6
6
8
27
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
7
Energy kJ
6
6
5
20
17
8
8
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
9
9
17
19
14
8
6
2
17
56
76
114
124
148
370
629
765
729
600
518
568
518
444
336
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
2
1
Distance (km)
144
130
144
197
50
206
197
208
202
202
203
196
196
196
130
196
196
196
208
196
102
196
188
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Guernsey
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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