Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolinas Jetty today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolinas Jetty at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bolinas Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
197 | 202 | 163 | 161 | 188 | 223 | 223 | 176 | 181 | 185 | 181 | 149 | 149 | 151 | 145 | 136 | 181 | 162 | 214 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:44PM1.14m | 11:44PM1.45m | 1:20PM1.19m | 00:35AM1.38m | 1:54PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.41m | 7:09AM-0.15m | 7:13PM0.35m | 7:48AM-0.07m | 8:04PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 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 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 |
197 | 202 | 153 | 149 | 188 | 223 | 223 | 176 | 181 | 185 | 181 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 102 | 107 | 97 | 76 | 61 | 255 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
100 | 130 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 149 | 151 | 145 | 136 | 130 | 130 | 214 | 132 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 10 |
43 | 44 | 85 | 43 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 62 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 181 | 162 | 130 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 248 | 25 | 45 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 764 | 121 | 54 | 54 | 71 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 121 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
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