
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 2 | — | ESE 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:15PM0.40m | 10:52PM0.42m | 11:33PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.05m | 10:38AM0.04m | 11:32AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | ESE 3 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 567 | 567 | 567 | 590 | 838 | 955 | 955 | 1103 | 1254 | 1205 | 1198 | 1187 | 1240 | 1247 | 1250 | 1486 | 1494 | 1194 | 1205 | 1187 | 1205 | 1205 | 1455 | 1581 |
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