Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolinas Jetty today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolinas Jetty at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 183 | 188 | 237 | 232 | 207 | 165 | 179 | 148 | 119 | 128 | 128 | 119 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 112 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20AM0.89m | 3:11PM1.18m | 5:46AM0.85m | 3:58PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.10m | 9:44AM0.54m | 11:00PM0.12m | 10:41AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 183 | 188 | 237 | 232 | 207 | 87 | 89 | 135 | 119 | 128 | 128 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 75 | 75 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 63 | 63 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 64 | 148 | 29 | 49 | 51 | 119 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 112 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 23 | 37 | 97 | 37 | 72 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 79 | 61 | 70 | 23 | 23 | 72 | 42 | 40 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 371 | 165 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 71 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 248 | 121 | 237 | 54 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 123 | 0 | 0 |
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