Fort Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.81° N 122.48° W

Fort Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Point sea temperature is
18.2° C
3.9° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
W
11
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
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
1.3
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
134
134
132
167
167
167
83
83
93
88
85
54
85
85
85
50
50
50
97
222
236
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:52AM1.16m
5:59PM1.68m
9:21AM1.23m
6:58PM1.68m
10:16AM1.30m
7:58PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.99m
1:31AM0.24m
1:03PM1.05m
2:32AM0.18m
2:13PM1.05m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
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7:55
7:54
7:53
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
18
16
15
Feels °C
11
13
14
13
11
10
10
11
10
12
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
13
13
14
14
14
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