Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 1PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 55 | 66 | 60 | 100 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51AM0.42m | 2:51AM0.43m | 3:56AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.07m | 3:24PM0.07m | 4:26PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 49 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 16 | — | 24 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 69 | 55 | 66 | 60 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 955 | 838 | 904 | 1141 | 1165 | 1377 | 75 | 1165 | 1072 | 1141 | 1141 | 1141 | 1141 | 821 | 813 | 817 | 777 | 764 | 772 | 1103 | 1763 | 1660 | 1082 |
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