
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Le Marchant today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Le Marchant at 7PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Le Marchant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:04AM7.81m | 7:17PM8.18m | 7:36AM8.23m | 7:50PM8.50m | 8:09AM8.48m | 8:25PM8.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.63m | 1:33AM0.23m | 1:47PM0.26m | 2:05AM-0.00m | 2:20PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
572 | 425 | 353 | 333 | 253 | 244 | 240 | 235 | 184 | 174 | 171 | 6 | 100 | 524 | 514 | 441 | 396 | 369 | 376 | 305 | 248 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | N 4 | N 3 | NE 3 | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 119 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | N 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | N 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
8 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 175 | 239 | 138 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 47 | 103 | 350 | 350 | 139 | 120 | 120 | 35 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
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