Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Le Marchant today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Le Marchant at 4PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). 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 (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Fort Le Marchant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NE 4 | NW 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 73 | 56 | 54 | 42 | 25 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:26AM8.09m | 9:43PM8.38m | 10:09AM7.87m | 10:25PM8.05m | 10:51AM7.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.44m | 4:06AM0.20m | 4:22PM0.67m | 4:48AM0.56m | 5:04PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | NE 4 | — | W 8 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 73 | 56 | 54 | 42 | 25 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 1013 | 1018 | 1364 | 609 | 609 | 602 | 602 | 612 | 432 | 617 | 617 | 617 | 602 | 204 | 204 | 208 | 610 | 216 | 216 | 426 |
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