Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 7AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 176 | 116 | 76 | 49 | 80 | 123 | 117 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 44 | 34 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:04AM0.41m | 3:00AM0.40m | 3:56AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.04m | 3:23PM0.05m | 4:05PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | E 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | N 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 116 | 76 | 49 | — | 1 | — | 52 | 51 | 53 | 44 | 34 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 41 | 48 | 59 | 46 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 87 | 176 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 80 | 123 | 117 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 718 | 715 | 772 | 772 | 1141 | 1095 | 1095 | 787 | 787 | 799 | 1367 | 1367 | 1367 | 1367 | 1377 | 935 | 757 | 904 | 935 | 1358 | 757 | 577 | 569 | 569 |
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