Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Point today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fort Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 208 | 104 | 129 | 149 | 121 | 134 | 134 | 138 | 142 | 178 | 228 | 279 | 193 | 160 | 140 | 136 | 132 | 122 | 167 | |
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-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 | 4:23PM1.74m | 6:03AM1.17m | 5:07PM1.71m | 7:52AM1.16m | 5:59PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.32m | 10:36AM0.85m | 00:22AM0.29m | 11:44AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
88 | 208 | 175 | 129 | 124 | 121 | 134 | 134 | 138 | 223 | 236 | 242 | 279 | 193 | 130 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 86 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
251 | 35 | 85 | 85 | 149 | 194 | 211 | 217 | 217 | 74 | 106 | 94 | 121 | 119 | 153 | 129 | 134 | 136 | 138 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 17 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 21 | W 22 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
20 | 66 | 17 | 38 | 70 | 57 | 55 | 82 | 74 | 18 | 9 | — | 183 | 167 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | 62 | 104 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 178 | 228 | — | — | 160 | 140 | 136 | 129 | 122 | 126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 103 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
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