The Point -Fort Pickens surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 CDT
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The Point -Fort Pickens surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today?

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 6AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
70
61
59
63
37
32
39
40
43
55
59
47
45
42
36
34
25
25
25
25
35
26
25
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
0
WNW
15
NNE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:55PM0.38m
3:56PM0.33m
4:59PM0.27m
Low Tide
2:38AM-0.11m
3:34AM-0.07m
4:15AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
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6:13
6:11
6:11
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7:21
7:22
7:22
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
23
24
23
23
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
23
22
24
21
22
24
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
70
70
61
40
43
55
59
45
42
25
25
6
26
26
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
16
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
59
63
37
32
39
47
36
34
25
25
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
567
567
574
1029
1254
1485
1254
589
568
583
151
589
1072
1072
1165
583
568
589
641
612
2106
1958
1023
889
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
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