Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Point today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fort Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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) | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 85 | 100 | 105 | 119 | 76 | 122 | 121 | 112 | 106 | 115 | 140 | 184 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.22m | 4:08PM1.63m | 7:35AM1.23m | 5:06PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.21m | 10:02AM1.02m | 11:27PM0.24m | 11:24AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
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 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 91 | 85 | 100 | 105 | 103 | 76 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 148 | 29 | 49 | 70 | 119 | 166 | 122 | 121 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 184 | 236 | 103 | 81 | 50 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 79 | 61 | 70 | 23 | 22 | 43 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 115 | 140 | 103 | 103 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 105 | 48 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 218 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 94 | 0 |
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