Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 4AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 184mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 179 | 188 | 442 | 799 | 4688 | 10625 | 4800 | 1085 | 262 | 157 | 94 | 83 | 62 | 59 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:20PM0.31m | 9:43PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.18m | 7:38AM0.13m | 8:48AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 29 | 49 | 96 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | — | NW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 14 | 78 | 268 | 4688 | — | 9 | 591 | 262 | 157 | 94 | 83 | 62 | 59 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 136 | 179 | 188 | 442 | 799 | 1332 | 10625 | 4800 | 1085 | 90 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 734 | 728 | 712 | 1216 | 1103 | 724 | 724 | 724 | 729 | 157 | 157 | 622 | 603 | 1377 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 43 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 567 |
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