
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 7AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 4 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 12 | SE 5 | S 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:20PM0.34m | 12:53PM0.27m | 6:01AM0.19m | 12:31PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.01m | 11:41PM0.08m | 10:36PM0.14m | 8:28AM0.19m | 8:26PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | SE 5 | — | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 9 | — | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1734 | 1724 | 1734 | 1734 | 1878 | 1878 | 1793 | 1724 | 1724 | 1724 | 1377 | 1377 | 1377 | 600 | 583 | 567 | 567 | 708 | 838 | 1386 | 1254 | 1254 | 568 | 567 |
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