Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 4PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
367 | 362 | 358 | 349 | 266 | 255 | 251 | 305 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 167 | 211 | 230 | 226 | 169 | 171 | 274 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.70m | 2:32AM1.37m | 2:51PM1.70m | 3:42AM1.23m | 3:28PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.23m | 8:41PM0.37m | 8:29AM0.45m | 9:39PM0.34m | 9:11AM0.66m | 10:42PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 |
367 | 362 | 358 | 349 | 266 | 255 | 251 | 305 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 214 | 28 | 37 | 87 | 87 | 94 | 226 | 169 | 171 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | S 10 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
71 | 16 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 69 | 25 | 22 | 55 | 55 | 7 | 25 | 214 | 211 | 167 | 211 | 211 | 19 | 84 | 43 | 206 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | W 15 | S 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SW 9 | W 16 | S 10 | W 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 |
9 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 80 | 17 | 141 | 145 | — | — | 230 | 113 | 135 | 90 | 274 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 204 | 60 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 206 | 206 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 103 | 103 | 135 | 87 | 29 |
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