
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 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) | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
222 | 287 | 481 | 305 | 312 | 331 | 936 | 410 | 1081 | 372 | 322 | 256 | 214 | 173 | 155 | 121 | 116 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.42m | 9:21AM1.64m | 9:46PM1.44m | 9:47AM1.74m | 10:40PM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.27m | 3:49PM0.25m | 3:39AM0.37m | 4:26PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
173 | 113 | 207 | 305 | 312 | 331 | 338 | 211 | 443 | 372 | 322 | 256 | 214 | 173 | 155 | 121 | 116 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
157 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 101 | 132 | 68 | 173 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 71 | 160 | 110 | 107 | 106 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
1 | 211 | 155 | 124 | 81 | 143 | 101 | — | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 29 | 62 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
222 | 287 | 481 | — | — | — | 936 | 410 | 1081 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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