Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Point today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fort Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 107 | 107 | 96 | 183 | 167 | 153 | 134 | 134 | 98 | 167 | 167 | 99 | 91 | 99 | 93 | 88 | 80 | 54 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:07PM1.71m | 7:52AM1.16m | 5:59PM1.68m | 9:21AM1.23m | 6:58PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.29m | 11:44AM0.99m | 1:31AM0.24m | 1:03PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 12 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
104 | 107 | 232 | 242 | 183 | 167 | 98 | 85 | 134 | 98 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 54 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
217 | 223 | 73 | 96 | 93 | 94 | 153 | 134 | 133 | 136 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 99 | 93 | 88 | 68 | 68 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 22 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
74 | 74 | 9 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 129 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
— | — | 107 | 93 | 117 | 117 | 113 | — | 80 | 71 | 80 | 96 | 99 | 91 | 68 | 49 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 74 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 103 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 80 |
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