
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 5AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SE 4 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:37PM0.25m | 10:57PM0.31m | 11:32PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.18m | 9:12AM0.15m | 10:47AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 4 | — | S 5 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 568 | 584 | 1734 | 1072 | 1763 | 1187 | 632 | 568 | 589 | 589 | 583 | 567 | 1072 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 568 | 1023 | 1095 | 715 | 567 |
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