The Point -Fort Pickens Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.33° N 87.30° W

The Point -Fort Pickens 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.4° 

The Point -Fort Pickens surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 1PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
7
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
5
S
0
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:56AM0.42m
5:02AM0.42m
6:06AM0.41m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.07m
5:21PM0.07m
6:06PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:47
6:46
 mm
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
25
28
30
30
29
28
28
28
27
28
30
29
29
27
26
27
26
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
29
26
29
31
31
31
30
31
33
31
31
32
30
31
31
31
31
29
31
31
30
29
30
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