Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Point today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fort Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
502 | 496 | 367 | 362 | 358 | 287 | 266 | 255 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 60 | 169 | 171 | 171 | 306 | 170 | 165 | 153 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:28AM1.63m | 3:11PM1.78m | 3:26AM1.44m | 3:46PM1.77m | 4:34AM1.28m | 4:23PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.26m | 9:13PM0.38m | 9:03AM0.47m | 10:11PM0.35m | 9:46AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
502 | 496 | 367 | 362 | 358 | 287 | 266 | 255 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 214 | 169 | 171 | 171 | 196 | 251 | 261 | 175 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | S 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
18 | 15 | 15 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 20 | 23 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 35 | 53 | 220 | 20 | 19 | 85 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 9 | W 12 | S 9 | SW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 9 | W 13 | S 10 | S 8 | W 15 | W 15 |
6 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 94 | 30 | 60 | 80 | 110 | 102 | 306 | 170 | 165 | 153 | 183 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 280 | 103 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 74 | 0 |
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