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Fort Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Marin County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Fort Point surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fort Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fort Point sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fort Point today?
The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 4AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fort Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | |
2985 | 3233 | 3035 | 4174 | 3720 | 3469 | 2622 | 2574 | 3317 | 1945 | 1384 | 1022 | 701 | 581 | 592 | 755 | 868 | 1310 | 833 | 731 | 598 | 522 | 502 | 435 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:37PM2.05m | 1:54PM1.42m | 00:22AM2.05m | 2:51PM1.42m | 1:12AM2.01m | 3:48PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.71m | 6:33AM-0.58m | 6:11PM0.79m | 7:22AM-0.61m | 7:04PM0.85m | 8:15AM-0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 103 | 103 | 82 | 2574 | 2192 | 2097 | 47 | 46 | 2147 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 701 | 581 | 51 | 56 | 55 | 961 | 833 | 731 | 598 | 522 | 502 | 435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | — | 81 | 79 | 77 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 90 | 188 | 186 | 294 | 267 | 333 | 405 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 30 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2985 | 3233 | 3035 | 4174 | 3720 | 3469 | 2622 | 2574 | 3317 | 1945 | 1384 | 1022 | — | — | 592 | 755 | 868 | 1310 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 22 | 22 | 103 | 22 | 96 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
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