Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 6AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 67 | 71 | 51 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10AM0.43m | 2:04AM0.41m | 3:00AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM0.04m | 2:31PM0.04m | 3:23PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 9 | E 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 71 | 51 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 23 | 40 | 54 | 56 | 33 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 38 | 87 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1227 | 1227 | 787 | 641 | 1275 | 1763 | 589 | 589 | 715 | 772 | 772 | 1095 | 772 | 1095 | 1180 | 787 | 1367 | 1367 | 1060 | 1377 | 1367 | 1367 | 1377 | 1760 |
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