Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 7AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 430 | 436 | 436 | 436 | 359 | 604 | 485 | 334 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 330 | 334 | 177 | 173 | 156 | 236 | 239 | 261 | 272 | 272 | 202 | 173 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.38m | 6:52PM1.37m | 8:31AM1.45m | 7:55PM1.39m | 8:56AM1.54m | 8:52PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.18m | 1:52PM0.78m | 1:50AM0.19m | 2:34PM0.62m | 2:29AM0.21m | 3:12PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 430 | 436 | 394 | 436 | 359 | 604 | 485 | 290 | 214 | 254 | 173 | 330 | 334 | 140 | 140 | 142 | 236 | 239 | 261 | 272 | 272 | 178 | 173 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 135 | 105 | 436 | 171 | 358 | 287 | 272 | 334 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 186 | 183 | 161 | 156 | 156 | 106 | 95 | 91 | 65 | 90 | 166 | 157 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 4 | SSW 20 | S 6 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 44 | 123 | — | 236 | 225 | 15 | 15 | 93 | 90 | 84 | 53 | 18 | 18 | 177 | 173 | 129 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 5 | 75 | 1 | 46 | 211 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 95 | 17 | 18 | 202 | 114 | 362 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 203 | 29 | 100 | 0 |
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