Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 7PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
201 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 121 | 136 | 134 | 100 | 104 | 111 | 132 | 304 | 250 | 237 | 215 | 224 | 227 | 296 | 299 | 440 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.43m | 10:11PM1.75m | 11:42AM1.47m | 10:52PM1.73m | 12:06PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.74m | 5:11AM-0.03m | 5:11PM0.65m | 5:39AM0.01m | 5:48PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 8 |
201 | 153 | 128 | 126 | 121 | 38 | 45 | 100 | 97 | 61 | 59 | 82 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 94 | 227 | 296 | 299 | 151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 19 |
85 | 50 | 153 | 149 | 109 | 110 | 103 | 75 | 104 | 74 | 132 | 60 | 128 | 65 | 169 | 224 | 57 | 36 | 63 | 293 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 |
49 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 71 | 136 | 134 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 73 | 65 | 93 | 60 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 32 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
22 | 74 | 69 | 31 | 41 | 87 | 104 | 43 | 71 | 111 | 115 | 304 | 250 | 237 | 215 | 215 | 111 | 161 | 171 | 440 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 103 | 203 | 100 | 87 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 203 | 203 | 100 | 0 |
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