Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 133 | 148 | 85 | 68 | 70 | 116 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 103 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.63m | 5:03AM1.19m | 3:09PM1.58m | 6:39AM1.21m | 4:08PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.22m | 9:30AM1.00m | 10:56PM0.25m | 10:55AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 88 | 133 | 148 | 85 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 104 | 55 | 55 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 104 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 107 | 33 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 50 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 12 | 81 | 31 | 67 | 116 | 29 | 72 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 102 | 186 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 99 | 77 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 20 | 46 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 131 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 103 | 181 | 103 | 100 |
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