Fort Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.81° N 122.48° W

Fort Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Point sea temperature is
17.5° C
4.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
17
1.4
WNW
7
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
SW
18
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
284
238
220
208
197
188
252
243
243
251
258
212
176
174
172
170
167
293
297
354
338
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
3:29PM1.69m
2:39AM1.72m
4:08PM1.72m
3:38AM1.51m
4:48PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:22AM-0.23m
8:44PM0.65m
9:04AM-0.04m
9:48PM0.58m
9:46AM0.18m
10:55PM0.49m
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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8:30
8:30
8:29
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Temp °C
11
13
14
15
13
12
11
12
12
14
15
15
13
11
11
11
12
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
10
10
11
9
9
8
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
11
11
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