Fort Le Marchant surfForecast / Guernsey / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fort Le Marchant today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Le Marchant at 4PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
4 AM
7 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)
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
100
164
159
173
185
170
146
119
90
93
81
65
60
33
31
23
17
10
11
9
7
6
4
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:38AM6.62m
00:05AM6.55m
12:53PM6.02m
1:29AM6.09m
2:30PM5.79m
3:05AM6.06m
Low Tide
5:54PM2.05m
6:39AM2.04m
7:13PM2.55m
8:08AM2.36m
8:48PM2.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:03
6:01
5:58
5:56
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8:14
8:15
8:16
8:17
Temp °C
11
12
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
15
14
13
11
11
13
14
15
13
14
13
13
4
5
8
9
7
5
4
4
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
6
7
10
9
10
8
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
Energy kJ
27
65
78
54
51
49
97
98
135
123
91
91
93
91
86
86
91
90
82
77
75
71
47
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
12
16
3
3
23
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
3
Energy kJ
113
100
164
159
173
185
170
146
119
90
93
81
65
60
33
31
17
10
11
9
7
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
329
279
202
196
196
198
114
114
196
114
196
188
48
8
8
8
8
6
47
50
50
8
50
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Guernsey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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