
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 11PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:57AM0.45m | 10:52AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM-0.03m | 10:04PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 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 5 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 9 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1818 | 1655 | 1655 | 1029 | 1023 | 1023 | 1095 | 1095 | 572 | 1655 | 1760 | 1724 | 838 | 1103 | 1734 | 1769 | 1763 | 1734 | 1763 |
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