Fort Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.81° N 122.48° W

Fort Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Point sea temperature is
17.4°C
3.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
1
W
17
0.9
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
14
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
W
14
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
837
643
483
410
492
600
438
322
401
401
391
357
261
573
515
502
502
496
297
483
477
465
453
326
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
SSE
0
E
0
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
E
5
NE
5
N
15
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:35AM1.49m
12:49PM1.83m
2:27AM1.41m
1:18PM1.78m
3:23AM1.34m
1:51PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.68m
7:24PM-0.06m
7:10AM0.81m
8:04PM-0.04m
7:49AM0.93m
8:48PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
19
17
16
14
13
13
14
16
21
19
18
18
Feels °C
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
15
13
13
12
11
12
13
14
18
15
15
15
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