Fort Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.81° N 122.48° W

Fort Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Point sea temperature is
18.7° C
4.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 2PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.5
SW
14
0.6
W
11
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
W
10
0.3
SW
18
0.5
W
10
1
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
93
88
85
54
85
85
51
50
50
56
196
353
315
186
121
136
130
131
135
138
142
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:21AM1.23m
6:58PM1.68m
10:16AM1.30m
7:58PM1.70m
10:55AM1.37m
8:53PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:03PM1.05m
2:32AM0.18m
2:13PM1.05m
3:23AM0.11m
3:08PM1.01m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:53
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
20
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
16
14
14
13
12
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