
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 4PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
186 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 200 | 161 | 199 | 252 | 252 | 249 | 314 | 252 | 254 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 339 | 325 | 340 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39AM1.21m | 4:08PM1.52m | 7:51AM1.25m | 5:18PM1.50m | 8:35AM1.30m | 6:28PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM1.07m | 00:07AM0.25m | 12:22PM1.06m | 1:12AM0.21m | 1:28PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 7 |
55 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 30 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 252 | 252 | 249 | 71 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 89 | 255 | 339 | 325 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 |
186 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 50 | 46 | 184 | 181 | 161 | 199 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 249 | 252 | 252 | 255 | 255 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 304 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 12 |
103 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
— | — | 49 | 20 | 33 | 36 | 136 | 200 | — | — | 64 | 82 | 114 | 314 | 233 | 254 | 243 | 229 | 107 | 87 | 110 | 340 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 60 | 204 | 181 | 117 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 29 | 204 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 204 | 100 | 0 |
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