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The Point -Fort Pickens Surf Forecast
/ Florida – Gulf (38 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /
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The Point -Fort Pickens surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today?
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 1AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 4 | SE 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | |
20 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 41 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 11:46AM0.48m | 12:40PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM-0.16m | 00:19AM-0.15m | 1:16AM-0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 9 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
 kJ | 8 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 37 | — | 33 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 23 | 14 | — | 24 | 18 | 13 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2017 | 1781 | 1616 | 966 | 966 | 838 | 840 | 840 | 1617 | 1855 | 1616 | 1616 | 567 | 567 | 688 | 1626 | 1619 | 1427 | 977 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 840 | 1165 |
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