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The Point -Fort Pickens in Florida is a sheltered point break that only works once in a while. The best conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. The best wind direction is from the north. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the southeast.The waves is a point break that peels left. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rips, sharks and jellyfish.

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Overall The Point -Fort Pickens Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Point -Fort Pickens:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Pensacola Beach	10 mi
Second closest break	Pensacola Beach Pier	10 mi
Third closest break	17th Ave	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Calle Hermosa	13 mi
Fifth closest break	Spuds	15 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Point -Fort Pickens:
Closest wave buoy	Orange Beach Buoy	24 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Biloxi Buoy	89 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Pensacola Buoy	132 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Thunder Horse Buoy	164 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	West Tampa Buoy	210 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Point -Fort Pickens:
Closest tide station	Entrance, Pensacola Bay, Florida	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Pensacola Bay Entrance, Pensacola Bay, Florida	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Warrington, 2 miles south of, Pensacola Bay, Florid	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Pensacola, Florida	7 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Nix Point, Perdido Bay, Florida	9 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Point -Fort Pickens:
Closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	395 mi
Second closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	401 mi
Third closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	432 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	433 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Wolf Laurel (United States)	469 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Point -Fort Pickens:
Closest city location	Warrington (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Myrtle Grove (United States)	6 mi
Third closest city location	West Pensacola (United States)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Pensacola (United States)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Gulf Breeze (United States)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to The Point -Fort Pickens is Pensacola Nas Airport (NPA) in USA, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to The Point -Fort Pickens is Pensacola Rgnl Airport (PNS), also in USA, 19 km (12 miles) away.
• Third is Whiting Fld Nas North (Milton) Airport (NSE) in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Hurlburt Fld (Mary Esther) Airport (HRT) in USA is 60 km (37 miles) away.
• Eglin Afb (Valparaiso) Airport (VPS) in Usa (florida is the fifth nearest airport to The Point -Fort Pickens and is 76 km (47 miles) away.