Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Point today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Fort Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 74 | 135 | 149 | 125 | 465 | 460 | 455 | 455 | 449 | 444 | 400 | 1388 | 917 | 917 | 901 | 799 | 785 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:55AM1.28m | 4:18PM1.50m | 7:53AM1.33m | 5:27PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.14m | 11:02AM1.12m | 11:40PM0.19m | 12:28PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 214 | 388 | 388 | 380 | 357 | 465 | 460 | 455 | 455 | 449 | 444 | 371 | 917 | 458 | 508 | 376 | 371 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 388 | 197 | 135 | 135 | 125 | 41 | 137 | 144 | 148 | 202 | 202 | 400 | 386 | 42 | 75 | 148 | 148 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 19 | W 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 74 | 189 | 149 | 37 | 147 | 149 | 123 | 123 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 66 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 147 | 165 | 245 | 247 | 1388 | 917 | 917 | 901 | 799 | 785 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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