Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 11PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 375 | 455 | 455 | 475 | 1106 | 579 | 1186 | 569 | 404 | 408 | 563 | 1465 | 1281 | 444 | 374 | 368 | 314 | 382 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.45m | 6:55AM1.27m | 4:28PM1.39m | 7:35AM1.32m | 5:43PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.18m | 11:55AM1.03m | 00:11AM0.19m | 1:01PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 206 | 375 | 135 | 137 | 475 | 514 | 579 | 579 | 376 | 404 | 408 | 563 | 692 | 531 | 444 | 374 | 217 | 268 | 214 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 379 | 127 | 455 | 455 | 449 | 424 | 390 | 381 | 41 | 376 | 376 | 371 | 367 | 371 | 429 | 322 | 312 | 314 | 382 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | W 16 | SSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 121 | 176 | 222 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 27 | 149 | 149 | 96 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 178 | 45 | 123 | 20 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 116 | 259 | 287 | 223 | 1106 | — | 1186 | 569 | 50 | 55 | 176 | 1465 | 1281 | 116 | — | 368 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 204 | 203 | 135 | 117 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 29 | 204 | 156 | 57 | 0 |
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