
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
251 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 295 | 248 | 299 | 287 | 191 | 268 | 402 | 241 | 301 | 236 | 283 | 247 | 212 | 239 | 242 | 189 | 186 | 191 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.69m | 5:20AM1.11m | 5:16PM1.70m | 7:03AM1.08m | 6:01PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.39m | 11:33PM0.40m | 10:46AM0.61m | 00:41AM0.30m | 11:45AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 |
251 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 295 | 248 | 299 | 287 | 191 | 268 | 402 | 180 | 301 | 236 | 283 | 247 | 212 | 163 | 120 | 103 | 99 | 191 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 |
103 | 112 | 143 | 141 | 138 | 132 | 125 | 118 | 85 | 116 | 34 | 241 | 171 | 174 | 139 | 148 | 110 | 239 | 242 | 189 | 186 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
41 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 181 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 159 | 29 | 0 |
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