Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Le Marchant today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Le Marchant at 5PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Fort Le Marchant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | WNW 3 | NE 4 | WNW 5 | N 3 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 87 | 83 | 62 | 55 | 36 | 51 | 59 | 55 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:39AM8.15m | 9:54PM8.21m | 10:15AM7.79m | 10:30PM7.70m | 10:49AM7.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.41m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:27PM0.80m | 4:46AM0.95m | 5:02PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 |
40 | 40 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | — | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | W 7 | NE 4 | W 7 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 5 | N 3 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 28 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 87 | 83 | 62 | 55 | 36 | 51 | 59 | 55 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 49 | 612 | 628 | 350 | 214 | 312 | 340 | 342 | 612 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 219 | 394 | 907 | 689 | 147 |
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