
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
251 | 450 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 270 | 265 | 687 | 626 | 264 | 255 | 270 | 230 | 210 | 226 | 162 | 155 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.59m | 9:57AM1.45m | 9:10PM1.61m | 10:20AM1.51m | 9:56PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.09m | 3:38PM0.63m | 3:56AM0.09m | 4:13PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
251 | 192 | 190 | 190 | 160 | 270 | 265 | 260 | 269 | 264 | 218 | 270 | 230 | 210 | 167 | 162 | 155 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
131 | 306 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 245 | 233 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 255 | 171 | 217 | 169 | 24 | 105 | 78 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
13 | 96 | 125 | 79 | 74 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
214 | 450 | — | — | — | — | — | 687 | 626 | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 62 | 36 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 204 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
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