Fort Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.81° N 122.48° W

Fort Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Point sea temperature is
17.7° C
3.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
SW
16
1
WNW
7
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
6
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
208
104
129
149
121
134
134
138
142
178
228
279
193
160
140
136
132
122
167
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:23PM1.74m
6:03AM1.17m
5:07PM1.71m
7:52AM1.16m
5:59PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.32m
10:36AM0.85m
00:22AM0.29m
11:44AM0.99m
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6:28
6:28
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7:59
7:58
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
12
13
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