Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolinas Jetty today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolinas Jetty at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bolinas Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
127 | 125 | 124 | 125 | 124 | 159 | 122 | 155 | 247 | 254 | 175 | 118 | 114 | 117 | 165 | 247 | 345 | 345 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM1.29m | 12:06PM1.05m | 10:58PM1.29m | 12:28PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.53m | 5:52AM-0.01m | 5:46PM0.48m | 6:22AM-0.01m | 6:22PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
127 | 125 | 124 | 125 | 31 | 159 | 122 | 144 | 128 | 126 | 110 | 106 | 103 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
67 | 67 | 55 | 51 | 124 | 58 | 73 | 155 | 122 | 85 | 109 | 106 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
8 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 49 | 17 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 48 | 47 | 39 | 52 | 121 | 119 | 83 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
22 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 59 | 24 | 36 | 104 | 247 | 254 | 175 | 118 | 114 | 117 | 165 | 247 | 345 | 345 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 120 | 120 | 112 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 120 | 120 | 110 | 22 |
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