Fort Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.81° N 122.48° W

Fort Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Point sea temperature is
18.9°C
4.5° 

Fort Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fort Point today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Fort Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
6
0.5
SW
15
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
1.4
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
155
253
269
150
114
114
121
140
227
306
316
229
266
227
235
183
203
334
389
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:16PM1.50m
11:08PM1.85m
12:39PM1.55m
11:49PM1.83m
1:02PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.79m
5:44AM-0.01m
5:44PM0.69m
6:13AM0.03m
6:21PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
17
15
15
15
14
15
15
17
14
14
Feels °C
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
14
12
13
14
12
13
12
14
11
12
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