Fort Le Marchant surfForecast / Guernsey / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 24 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
11.4° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)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 Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
WSW
9
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
84
63
43
32
24
17
9
5
4
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
5
8
5
5
4
8
10
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:29AM6.09m
2:30PM5.79m
3:05AM6.06m
3:56PM6.03m
4:21AM6.37m
Low Tide
7:13PM2.55m
8:08AM2.36m
8:48PM2.68m
9:39AM2.25m
10:12PM2.41m
10:47AM1.90m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:56
5:56
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8:15
8:16
8:17
8:20
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
11
11
13
10
9
9
10
8
9
8
10
10
11
11
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
8
9
9
7
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
Energy kJ
91
91
93
91
86
86
91
90
82
77
75
71
47
46
45
44
40
34
34
22
34
40
40
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
5
7
24
17
9
3
8
8
3
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
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
112
84
63
43
32
1
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
8
5
5
4
8
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
114
186
8
8
8
8
6
6
8
47
8
6
10
11
156
11
196
202
144
130
144
197
50
206
Best forecast wave conditions in Guernsey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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