
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 6AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
293 | 346 | 310 | 314 | 251 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 299 | 248 | 299 | 287 | 191 | 268 | 402 | 241 | 301 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:53AM1.24m | 4:34PM1.69m | 5:20AM1.11m | 5:16PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.48m | 9:56AM0.39m | 11:33PM0.40m | 10:46AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 |
293 | 346 | 310 | 314 | 251 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 299 | 248 | 299 | 287 | 191 | 268 | 402 | 180 | 301 | 232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 15 |
58 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 103 | 112 | 143 | 141 | 138 | 132 | 125 | 118 | 85 | 116 | 34 | 241 | 169 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 4 |
107 | 106 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | W 4 | WNW 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | 3 | 43 | 7 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 83 | 60 | 12 |
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