Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Pass today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for West Pass at 4PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at West Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 5 | SW 2 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 9 | SE 5 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:33PM0.38m | 2:36AM0.52m | 3:01AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.25m | 8:24PM0.36m | 10:56AM0.22m | 12:47PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | S 6 | SW 4 | SE 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | S 5 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 11 | S 6 | S 9 | SE 6 | — | S 9 | — | S 8 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 10 | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1109 | 1109 | 1944 | 610 | 630 | 1311 | 630 | 879 | 1109 | 1109 | 1109 | 1109 | 1064 | 1064 | 1064 | 630 | 609 | 609 | 609 | 630 | 110 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Alabama | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)












