Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 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 17 | SW 16 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
97 | 93 | 95 | 78 | 75 | 229 | 126 | 90 | 81 | 111 | 112 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 154 | 148 | 150 | 140 | |
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 | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.65m | 9:56AM1.33m | 7:58PM1.69m | 10:27AM1.36m | 8:46PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.11m | 2:38PM0.98m | 3:33AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 8 |
42 | 93 | 21 | 78 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 67 | 65 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 118 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
97 | 39 | 90 | 37 | 37 | 229 | 126 | 90 | 81 | 111 | 112 | 84 | 155 | 155 | 81 | 118 | 150 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 |
19 | 18 | 38 | 40 | 58 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 157 | 81 | 81 | 154 | 148 | 11 | 78 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
54 | 27 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 24 | 86 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
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