Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Arena today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Arena at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Point Arena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 531 | 489 | 446 | 369 | 293 | 217 | 188 | 159 | 163 | 319 | 448 | 573 | 722 | 673 | 676 | 615 | 634 | 609 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.52m | 10:31AM1.96m | 11:47PM1.51m | 11:03AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.53m | 5:22PM-0.10m | 4:58AM0.64m | 6:07PM-0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 531 | 489 | 446 | 369 | 293 | 217 | 188 | 159 | 163 | 319 | 448 | 573 | 722 | 673 | 676 | 147 | 107 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 225 | 169 | 167 | 222 | 222 | 165 | 160 | 152 | 143 | 141 | 90 | 102 | 137 | 117 | 117 | 127 | 175 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 15 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | W 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 35 | 63 | 90 | 101 | 90 | 43 | 90 | 90 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 33 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 344 | 615 | 634 | 609 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 242 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 264 | 265 | 102 | 43 |
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