
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolinas Jetty today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolinas Jetty at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bolinas Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
382 | 476 | 370 | 388 | 370 | 290 | 521 | 521 | 452 | 402 | 402 | 446 | 171 | 226 | 394 | 170 | 254 | 231 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.17m | 10:44AM1.06m | 9:56PM1.19m | 11:06AM1.11m | 10:43PM1.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.07m | 4:48PM0.42m | 5:07AM0.08m | 5:24PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
198 | 476 | 370 | 388 | 370 | 290 | 521 | 215 | 452 | 402 | 402 | 446 | 153 | 226 | 164 | 170 | 151 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
251 | 306 | 306 | 248 | 248 | 133 | 224 | 2 | 212 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 164 | 99 | 12 | 160 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | — |
13 | 192 | 147 | 106 | 2 | 242 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 217 | 171 | 169 | — | 11 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
382 | 717 | — | — | — | — | — | 521 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 394 | 107 | 254 | 231 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 120 | 22 | 83 |
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