
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 10AM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 70 | 116 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 103 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 206 | 161 | 199 | 252 | 252 | 249 | 287 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03AM1.19m | 3:09PM1.58m | 6:39AM1.21m | 4:08PM1.52m | 7:51AM1.25m | 5:18PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM1.00m | 10:56PM0.25m | 10:55AM1.07m | 00:07AM0.25m | 12:22PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | 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 |
68 | 70 | 53 | 53 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 104 | 55 | 103 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 32 | 70 | 48 | 49 | 252 | 252 | 249 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | 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 |
67 | 70 | 104 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 107 | 34 | 103 | 55 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 50 | 46 | 184 | 181 | 161 | 199 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 249 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | 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 |
31 | 66 | 116 | 117 | 72 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 102 | 186 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 19 | 34 | 37 | 157 | 206 | — | — | 47 | 74 | 103 | 287 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 103 | 181 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 83 | 204 | 100 | 0 |
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