
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Point today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fort Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
527 | 612 | 443 | 352 | 515 | 436 | 237 | 232 | 256 | 220 | 188 | 252 | 243 | 243 | 251 | 258 | 212 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.92m | 3:29PM1.69m | 2:39AM1.72m | 4:08PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.71m | 8:22AM-0.23m | 8:44PM0.65m | 9:04AM-0.04m | 9:48PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
87 | 116 | 139 | 155 | 291 | 257 | 216 | 214 | 206 | 190 | 172 | 144 | 121 | 125 | 101 | 243 | 178 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SW 19 | W 18 | W 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
114 | 175 | 162 | 129 | 150 | 211 | 54 | 54 | 73 | 73 | 188 | 252 | 183 | 181 | 251 | 258 | 212 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
13 | 13 | 3 | 54 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 88 | 49 | 50 | 72 | 109 | 243 | 243 | 249 | 44 | 44 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
527 | 612 | 443 | 352 | 515 | 436 | 237 | 232 | 256 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 84 | 101 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 74 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 103 | 103 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Marin County | ||||||||||||||||||
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