
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Point today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fort Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
650 | 715 | 820 | 658 | 512 | 380 | 297 | 176 | 137 | 173 | 90 | 70 | 183 | 130 | 121 | 58 | 58 | 161 | 170 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.44m | 9:27AM1.52m | 8:51PM1.47m | 9:51AM1.61m | 9:48PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.83m | 2:22AM0.22m | 3:07PM0.66m | 3:01AM0.25m | 3:45PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 |
650 | 715 | 820 | 658 | 512 | 380 | 297 | 176 | 137 | 173 | 90 | 239 | 246 | 264 | 272 | 275 | 272 | 211 | 170 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
344 | 314 | 372 | 372 | 268 | 268 | 367 | 372 | 393 | 171 | 173 | 68 | 134 | 130 | 121 | 58 | 43 | 161 | 173 | 211 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | S 24 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 22 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | NW 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | S 5 |
198 | 11 | 31 | 12 | 83 | 83 | 18 | 75 | 69 | 116 | 118 | 70 | 183 | 149 | 97 | 16 | 58 | 38 | 211 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 43 | 109 | 179 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
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