Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- 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 4AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| 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 23°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 388 | 388 | 450 | 372 | 388 | 379 | 589 | 455 | 455 | 549 | 614 | 1342 | 1216 | 569 | 422 | 376 | 1252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.24m | 3:17PM1.45m | 6:55AM1.27m | 4:28PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.15m | 10:29AM1.09m | 11:08PM0.18m | 11:55AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 211 | 194 | 189 | 249 | 102 | 102 | 206 | 375 | 113 | 116 | 549 | 614 | 603 | 569 | 376 | 422 | 331 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 106 | 388 | 388 | 450 | 372 | 388 | 379 | 86 | 455 | 455 | 449 | 424 | 390 | 381 | 41 | 376 | 376 | 371 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 256 | 97 | 93 | 118 | 147 | 121 | 121 | 127 | 176 | 222 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 27 | 149 | 149 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 589 | 218 | 287 | 250 | 306 | 1342 | 1216 | 569 | 60 | 67 | 1252 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 204 | 203 | 126 | 117 |
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