Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Arena today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Arena at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Point Arena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 19 | NNW 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 17 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 104 | 132 | 136 | 126 | 513 | 123 | 164 | 149 | 147 | 429 | 174 | 181 | 553 | 527 | 502 | 639 | 581 | 624 | 669 | 624 | 636 | 605 | 574 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.60m | 10:22PM1.94m | 11:27AM1.70m | 11:13PM1.88m | 11:59AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM-0.15m | 4:22PM0.56m | 5:04AM-0.07m | 5:11PM0.41m | 5:41AM0.05m | 5:59PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 102 | 104 | 110 | 136 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 101 | 110 | 140 | 429 | 504 | 493 | 553 | 527 | 502 | 489 | 483 | 477 | 558 | 551 | 453 | 435 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 154 | 242 | 192 | 110 | 102 | 513 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 386 | 205 | 174 | 128 | 151 | 136 | 125 | 86 | 76 | 50 | 33 | 20 | 84 | 74 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 101 | 145 | 132 | 132 | 372 | 125 | 71 | 164 | 149 | 147 | 64 | 62 | 40 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 34 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 87 | 19 | 11 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 136 | 181 | 176 | 253 | 398 | 639 | 581 | 624 | 669 | 624 | 636 | 605 | 574 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 77 | 265 | 125 | 50 | 30 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 91 | 265 | 264 | 43 | 43 |
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