Fort Point surf break

Fort Point surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 PST
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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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fort Point today?

The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)151414131313131312121213131413131816161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)428503439430423347347342190240244272206250361345299338412501446823590779
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
1.92
12:47AM
1.47
11:13AM
1.91
1:14AM
1.51
11:52AM
1.85
1:42AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.98
5:30PM
-0.20
5:15AM
0.93
6:01PM
-0.20
5:53AM
0.88
6:33PM
-0.15
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-7:22-------7:22-------7:22------
Sunset---5:16-------5:17-------5:19----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121214171716141413131617171615131212151616151413
Feels °C (?)8810141414111110101214141312988121314121110
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