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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 4 pm Monday 18 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 10PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
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 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
520 | 778 | 715 | 717 | 651 | 563 | 551 | 428 | 402 | 410 | 372 | 355 | 495 | 443 | 419 | 370 | 325 | 319 | 394 | 572 | 603 | 745 | 586 | 521 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.42m | 1:12AM2.01m | 3:48PM1.42m | 2:05AM1.92m | 4:46PM1.44m | 3:04AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.85m | 8:15AM-0.57m | 8:04PM0.89m | 9:10AM-0.47m | 9:14PM0.90m | 10:07AM-0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | 8:16 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 51 | 56 | 55 | 135 | 651 | 563 | 551 | 428 | 402 | 405 | 372 | 286 | 495 | 443 | 419 | 370 | 325 | 319 | 224 | 572 | 603 | 745 | 586 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 45 | 46 | 188 | 248 | 291 | 343 | 333 | 42 | 42 | 355 | 330 | 268 | 268 | 263 | 232 | 224 | 85 | 274 | 183 | 133 | 236 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 71 | 162 | 162 | 40 | 64 | 35 | 82 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 520 | 778 | 715 | 717 | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | 332 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 394 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 103 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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