Fort Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.81° N 122.48° W

Fort Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fort Point sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Point at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
258
142
220
208
188
160
145
135
149
147
465
460
455
455
449
444
400
1045
950
786
691
785
870
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:40AM1.27m
3:18PM1.57m
6:55AM1.28m
4:18PM1.50m
7:53AM1.33m
5:27PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:35AM1.10m
10:36PM0.14m
11:02AM1.12m
11:40PM0.19m
12:28PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
22
21
22
26
26
25
23
21
19
20
22
24
20
17
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
19
19
17
18
22
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
21
17
15
14
13
12
11
12
10
10
9
8
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