Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 1AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 106mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly severe gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 83 | 61 | 61 | 126 | 144 | 120 | 114 | 101 | 167 | 613 | 785 | 817 | 837 | 866 | 916 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30AM0.28m | 9:28PM0.25m | 9:20PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.17m | 5:14PM0.23m | 5:50AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 20 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 61 | 61 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 22 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 83 | 16 | 20 | 126 | 144 | 120 | 114 | 101 | 167 | 613 | 785 | 817 | 837 | 866 | 916 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 734 | 754 | 764 | 708 | 708 | 569 | 754 | 740 | 706 | 715 | 706 | 722 | 728 | 728 | 703 | 1358 | 1358 | 751 | 508 |
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