Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3234 | 3277 | 2921 | 2868 | 2830 | 2968 | 2004 | 1546 | 4547 | 5003 | 9968 | 19673 | 22819 | 20271 | 16397 | 13167 | 10778 | 7971 | 6040 | 4605 | 3106 | 2310 | 2092 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.68m | 2:15AM1.30m | 11:57AM1.61m | 3:06AM1.28m | 12:42PM1.52m | 3:57AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM-0.08m | 6:39AM1.05m | 7:31PM-0.03m | 7:34AM1.07m | 8:18PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 3234 | 3277 | 2921 | 2868 | 2830 | 2968 | 2004 | 1546 | 4547 | 5003 | 9968 | 19673 | 22819 | 20271 | 16397 | 13167 | 10778 | 7971 | 6040 | 4605 | 3106 | 2310 | 2092 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 91 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 66 | 69 | 93 | 127 | 76 | 56 | 64 | 121 | 89 | 87 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 78 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 77 | — | 42 | 41 | 127 | 125 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 32 | 40 | 43 | 89 | 119 | 350 | 780 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 719 | 571 | 218 | 103 | 228 | 574 | 530 | 596 | 571 | 1068 | 203 | 203 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
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