Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Le Marchant today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Le Marchant at 2AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Fort Le Marchant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:07PM6.46m | 6:30AM6.55m | 6:44PM7.05m | 7:04AM7.08m | 7:17PM7.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM1.87m | 12:42PM1.77m | 1:04AM1.31m | 1:16PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 43 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 38 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 222 | 207 | 202 | 196 | 563 | 569 | 597 | 186 | 123 | 206 | 122 | 120 |
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