Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 5PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 11 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | S 6 | S 5 | WSW 4 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:06AM0.34m | 2:53AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.14m | 2:23PM0.10m | 3:24PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 7 | S 11 | — | S 6 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | — | 9 | 6 | — | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | — | — | 14 | — | 5 | 11 | 13 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1072 | 1072 | 570 | 1072 | 1023 | 1072 | 1023 | 589 | 567 | 567 | 589 | 574 | 583 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 1095 | 1095 | 1023 | 589 |
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