Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 5AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:47AM0.40m | 4:47AM0.41m | 5:50AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.05m | 5:17PM0.04m | 6:11PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | NW 2 | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
3 | 4 | — | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 9 | 7 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 1095 | 1095 | 1180 | 1240 | 1095 | 1793 | 1272 | 1272 | 1227 | 1655 | 1734 | 1793 | 1377 | 569 | 1367 | 838 | 749 | 1655 | 1254 | 589 | 567 | 567 | 838 |
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