Fort Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.81° N 122.48° W

Fort Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Point sea temperature is
18.5°C
4.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 8PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
107
104
145
145
177
227
219
169
130
127
125
124
125
124
159
122
155
191
269
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
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
High Tide
11:26AM1.41m
9:42PM1.80m
11:52AM1.45m
10:26PM1.84m
12:16PM1.50m
Low Tide
3:53PM0.95m
4:42AM0.01m
4:32PM0.87m
5:14AM-0.01m
5:09PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
18
16
15
14
14
15
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
11
12
13
13
13
15
14
16
14
14
13
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
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