Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 194 | 119 | 122 | 119 | 122 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 155 | 153 | 151 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 186 | 136 | 132 | 171 | 157 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.55m | 10:58PM1.97m | 12:34PM1.61m | 11:49PM1.86m | 1:09PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM-0.31m | 5:11PM0.65m | 5:57AM-0.25m | 6:03PM0.55m | 6:36AM-0.13m | 6:55PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 184 | 134 | 119 | 122 | 119 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 144 | 144 | 119 | 116 | 119 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 37 | 35 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 194 | 194 | 109 | 108 | 103 | 94 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 155 | 153 | 151 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 186 | 136 | 132 | 130 | 130 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 61 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 171 | 157 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 55 | 549 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 204 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 372 | 60 | 29 | 0 |
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