Fort Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about this stretch of surf. To be honest, the first week is a bit of a slow burn. The swell is tiny and the conditions are ordinary, but there’s a couple of windows that look promising. The standout is the Friday morning session, and then we’ve got a second look way out on the 16th.

We start off Tuesday the 1st through Thursday the 3rd with pretty poor surf. The swell is barely there, around 1 ft to 2 ft from the SW, and the wind is either cross-off or onshore. The water is sitting at a very unusual 64°, which is a massive 5° warmer than normal for this time of year. You’ll feel that.

The first real flash of hope comes on Friday the 4th. The morning at Fort Point is looking glassy – wind is nearly dead, just a slight air from the WSW. The swell is coming in at 4 ft from the WNW with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy is cooking at 801 (moderate wave energy). That’s a nice, clean groundswell. The wind is glass, so the waves will be clean. The water is still that warm anomaly, so it’s a rare treat. The afternoon falls apart with a strong cross-shore, so get it early.

The rest of the first week and into the second is a washout. Saturday the 5th, Sunday the 6th, and Monday the 7th are all flat or tiny with poor wind. The swell direction is all over the place, mostly weak. There’s a gap of several days with no real recommendations.

We get a tiny, clean window on the morning of Wednesday the 9th. The wind is dead calm, glassy, with a 2 ft swell from the SW and a very long 19-second period. The energy is only 242 (weak), so it’s tiny, but if you’re on a longboard and want a glassy, empty session, this is the one.

The next real standout is a long way off, on Tuesday the 16th. The morning of Wednesday the 16th has a solid 6 ft swell from the WNW with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is 538 (moderate). The wind is calm, glassy. That’s a good, clean, chest-to-head-high day. The afternoon bumps up to 8 ft from the WNW with a 10-second period, and the energy jumps to 1059 (strong wave energy). That’s a powerful swell, but at 8 ft, it’s getting into the expert zone, and the wind goes cross-off, so it won’t be as clean. The morning is the pick.

So, bottom line: Friday morning the 4th is the clear winner. That glassy 4 ft WNW swell with warm water is a rare combo. Second best is the morning of Wednesday the 16th – a promising, powerful swell with glassy conditions, but it’s a long way out, so keep your fingers crossed.

Rusty.

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