
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Point today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fort Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
344 | 284 | 238 | 220 | 208 | 197 | 188 | 252 | 243 | 243 | 251 | 258 | 212 | 176 | 174 | 172 | 170 | 167 | 293 | 297 | 354 | 338 | |
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 | 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 | 3:29PM1.69m | 2:39AM1.72m | 4:08PM1.72m | 3:38AM1.51m | 4:48PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM-0.23m | 8:44PM0.65m | 9:04AM-0.04m | 9:48PM0.58m | 9:46AM0.18m | 10:55PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
216 | 211 | 216 | 214 | 206 | 190 | 132 | 105 | 118 | 101 | 99 | 243 | 178 | 176 | 99 | 104 | 113 | 116 | 103 | 111 | 113 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
130 | 130 | 54 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 188 | 252 | 183 | 181 | 251 | 258 | 212 | 127 | 174 | 172 | 170 | 165 | 293 | 297 | 354 | 338 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
54 | 54 | 130 | 88 | 49 | 50 | 72 | 109 | 243 | 243 | 249 | 44 | 27 | 46 | 25 | 122 | 157 | 167 | 163 | 109 | 104 | 103 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
344 | 284 | 238 | 220 | 208 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 72 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 74 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 103 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 103 | 47 | 0 |
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