Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 166 | 206 | 206 | 169 | 149 | 194 | 211 | 214 | 217 | 223 | 332 | 293 | 247 | 194 | 154 | 125 | 133 | 136 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.68m | 5:12AM1.14m | 4:11PM1.65m | 6:58AM1.15m | 5:04PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.33m | 10:03AM0.84m | 11:51PM0.30m | 11:15AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 166 | 206 | 52 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 217 | 223 | 83 | 84 | 68 | 58 | 43 | 107 | 102 | 95 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 223 | 84 | 66 | 206 | 169 | 149 | 194 | 211 | 214 | 86 | 87 | 226 | 223 | 167 | 109 | 109 | 125 | 133 | 136 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 22 | S 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 20 | 66 | 83 | 60 | 58 | 80 | 78 | 18 | 2 | 102 | 100 | 107 | 127 | 123 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 85 | 53 | 199 | — | — | — | — | 198 | 94 | 99 | 332 | 293 | 247 | 194 | 154 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 156 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 29 | 181 | 117 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 83 | 135 | 103 | 29 |
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