
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolinas Jetty today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolinas Jetty at 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bolinas Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
837 | 643 | 483 | 410 | 492 | 600 | 438 | 330 | 401 | 401 | 391 | 357 | 261 | 573 | 515 | 502 | 502 | 496 | 436 | 483 | 477 | 465 | 453 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:26AM1.04m | 12:39PM1.28m | 2:17AM0.99m | 1:08PM1.25m | 3:13AM0.94m | 1:41PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.41m | 8:02PM-0.04m | 7:49AM0.49m | 8:42PM-0.03m | 8:28AM0.57m | 9:26PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
837 | 643 | 483 | 410 | 331 | 235 | 184 | 130 | 116 | 401 | 128 | 98 | 261 | 573 | 515 | 502 | 502 | 496 | 436 | 483 | 477 | 465 | 453 | 326 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | SW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
605 | 599 | 302 | 395 | 492 | 600 | 438 | 322 | 401 | 108 | 391 | 357 | 72 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 324 | 315 | 297 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 225 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
371 | 371 | 399 | 362 | 353 | 273 | 266 | 330 | 399 | 399 | 255 | 255 | 214 | — | 26 | 102 | 42 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 13 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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