Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 5AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:04AM0.24m | 1:27AM0.30m | 2:06AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.18m | 12:50PM0.14m | 2:23PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 7 | S 6 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1072 | 1742 | 787 | 589 | 1072 | 1818 | 568 | 590 | 1742 | 1095 | 1072 | 1072 | 1072 | 1072 | 1072 | 1072 | 1072 | 768 | 589 | 567 | 567 | 641 | 600 | 567 |
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