Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 5AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:06AM0.34m | 2:53AM0.38m | 3:47AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.10m | 3:24PM0.07m | 4:21PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 | WSW 4 | N 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 10 | — | S 6 | S 9 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | NW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 11 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1023 | 589 | 589 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 584 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 572 | 567 | 1095 | 1023 | 589 | 589 | 1198 | 1205 | 1630 | 1734 | 1377 | 1763 | 1277 | 1660 |
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