
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Point today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Fort Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
197 | 252 | 362 | 393 | 272 | 222 | 340 | 258 | 318 | 339 | 321 | 304 | 300 | 293 | 287 | 346 | 346 | 408 | 408 | 413 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 6:14PM1.56m | 9:33AM1.35m | 7:23PM1.58m | 10:05AM1.40m | 8:24PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM1.09m | 1:43AM0.22m | 1:59PM1.02m | 2:37AM0.18m | 2:50PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 |
197 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 199 | 188 | 181 | 318 | 339 | 321 | 304 | 300 | 157 | 161 | 145 | 131 | 86 | 68 | 194 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 199 | 258 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 293 | 287 | 346 | 346 | 408 | 408 | 413 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 54 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
148 | 185 | 362 | 393 | 272 | 222 | 340 | — | 157 | 153 | 148 | 153 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 47 | 47 |
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