
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolinas Jetty today (17 Sep):
- 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 (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolinas Jetty at 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bolinas Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
122 | 121 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 140 | 184 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 160 | 163 | 161 | 199 | 197 | 252 | 252 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.14m | 7:26AM0.86m | 4:56PM1.10m | 8:38AM0.90m | 6:04PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.14m | 12:03PM0.66m | 1:15AM0.15m | 1:30PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
75 | 75 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 133 | 163 | 153 | 127 | 197 | 252 | 252 | 252 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
122 | 121 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 184 | 236 | 103 | 81 | 50 | 46 | 69 | 129 | 161 | 199 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
43 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 140 | 103 | 103 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 117 | 59 | 141 | 160 | — | — | — | 96 | 142 | 204 | 294 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 120 | 120 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 120 | 22 |
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