Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Fort today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
600 | 493 | 381 | 427 | 502 | 502 | 496 | 496 | 349 | 318 | 309 | 408 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 211 | 261 | 203 | 191 | |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:31PM1.60m | 00:19AM1.59m | 12:57PM1.67m | 1:08AM1.49m | 1:26PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.45m | 6:37AM0.21m | 7:08PM0.35m | 7:09AM0.36m | 7:55PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
600 | 493 | 381 | 427 | 121 | 123 | 496 | 496 | 125 | 318 | 309 | 160 | 151 | 147 | 85 | 301 | 211 | 261 | 203 | 191 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | W 5 |
15 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 502 | 502 | 107 | 110 | 349 | 6 | 2 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 77 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 11 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 9 |
— | — | — | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 7 |
128 | 175 | 165 | 117 | 349 | 297 | — | — | 280 | 162 | 194 | 408 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 33 | 16 | 76 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 83 | 204 | 204 | 203 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 29 | 204 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 304 | 181 |
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