Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pensacola beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pensacola beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Pensacola beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:57PM0.62m | 1:52PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM-0.04m | 1:29AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1851 | 1627 | 1627 | 980 | 974 | 974 | 1048 | 1048 | 519 | 1627 | 1731 | 1695 | 787 | 1053 | 1699 | 1772 | 1795 | 1763 | 1795 |
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