
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Le Marchant today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Le Marchant at 11PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Le Marchant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25PM8.05m | 10:51AM7.52m | 11:08PM7.56m | 11:33AM7.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.67m | 4:48AM0.56m | 5:04PM1.05m | 5:29AM1.05m | 5:46PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 617 | 617 | 617 | 211 | 210 | 208 | 208 | 222 | 512 | 492 | 492 | 426 | 426 | 457 | 534 | 237 | 677 | 609 | 527 |
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