Fort Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.81° N 122.48° W

Fort Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Point sea temperature is
18.3° C
4.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
16
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
197
197
202
197
188
223
228
211
206
181
176
181
149
149
151
145
136
181
164
130
255
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
cross
High Tide
12:54PM1.63m
11:54PM2.08m
1:30PM1.69m
00:45AM1.97m
2:04PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:50AM-0.32m
5:44PM0.68m
6:31AM-0.24m
6:35PM0.58m
7:10AM-0.11m
7:27PM0.49m
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
14
14
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
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