Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- 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 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
159 | 161 | 201 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 121 | 136 | 134 | 100 | 104 | 106 | 132 | 79 | 229 | 250 | 250 | 227 | 224 | 296 | 299 | 293 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
159 | 161 | 201 | 153 | 128 | 126 | 121 | 110 | 45 | 100 | 97 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 94 | 97 | 94 | 91 | 224 | 296 | 299 | 293 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
55 | 89 | 85 | 50 | 153 | 149 | 109 | 136 | 103 | 75 | 104 | 74 | 132 | 73 | 128 | 66 | 169 | 227 | 57 | 56 | 63 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
49 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 71 | 44 | 134 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 66 | 93 | 60 | 58 | 63 | 63 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | 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 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
23 | 7 | 22 | 74 | 69 | 39 | 13 | 34 | 100 | 45 | 84 | 106 | 115 | 79 | 229 | 250 | 250 | 215 | 89 | 140 | 140 | 125 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 103 | 203 | 100 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 103 | 203 | 117 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 204 | 203 | 100 | 100 |
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