
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 85 | 146 | 116 | 119 | 158 | 194 | 194 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 129 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 155 | 153 | 151 | 191 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.49m | 10:05PM2.03m | 11:59AM1.55m | 10:58PM1.97m | 12:34PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.77m | 5:16AM-0.31m | 5:11PM0.65m | 5:57AM-0.25m | 6:03PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
85 | 85 | 146 | 116 | 119 | 158 | 180 | 162 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 140 | 144 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 85 | 81 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
69 | 69 | 67 | 99 | 102 | 111 | 194 | 194 | 109 | 108 | 103 | 94 | 129 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 155 | 153 | 151 | 191 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
39 | 39 | 123 | 113 | 111 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 55 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 55 | 60 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 240 | 29 | 87 |
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