Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 660 | 376 | 1154 | 1321 | 1281 | 444 | 380 | 368 | 314 | 382 | 403 | 430 | 436 | 436 | 585 | 359 | 699 | 566 | 349 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.39m | 7:35AM1.32m | 5:43PM1.37m | 8:05AM1.38m | 6:52PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM1.03m | 00:11AM0.19m | 1:01PM0.92m | 1:05AM0.18m | 1:52PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 376 | 376 | 331 | 540 | 594 | 531 | 444 | 380 | 368 | 180 | 259 | 403 | 430 | 436 | 394 | 585 | 359 | 699 | 566 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 63 | 149 | 376 | 371 | 367 | 371 | 429 | 322 | 217 | 314 | 382 | 170 | 123 | 95 | 436 | 436 | 358 | 287 | 272 | 334 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | WNW 15 | — | SW 20 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 29 | 149 | 96 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 178 | 312 | 123 | 45 | 20 | 45 | 121 | — | — | 228 | — | 15 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 569 | 660 | 55 | 1154 | 1321 | 1281 | — | — | — | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 203 | 126 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 181 | 126 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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