Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 154 | 148 | 150 | 140 | 145 | 193 | 173 | 171 | 169 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 198 | 155 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27AM1.36m | 8:46PM1.73m | 10:54AM1.39m | 9:30PM1.75m | 11:18AM1.43m | 10:11PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.90m | 4:09AM-0.00m | 4:00PM0.82m | 4:41AM-0.03m | 4:36PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
92 | 67 | 65 | 47 | 43 | 118 | 118 | 140 | 145 | 193 | 173 | 171 | 169 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 11 | 125 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 198 | 85 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
112 | 84 | 155 | 155 | 81 | 148 | 150 | 78 | 9 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 86 | 85 | 125 | 77 | 55 | 89 | 85 | 50 | 155 | 116 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 4 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | S 13 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 |
29 | 157 | 81 | 81 | 154 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 102 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 67 | 82 | 6 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 46 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 49 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 23 | 77 | 74 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 204 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 103 | 103 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 87 |
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