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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 29 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
23.1° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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)
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
4
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
15
11
8
13
15
16
16
20
16
12
10
6
6
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
NNW
15
N
0
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
30
NE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44AM0.26m
9:05AM0.30m
9:34AM0.33m
Low Tide
7:39PM0.02m
8:24PM-0.02m
9:06PM-0.05m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:24
7:25
7:25
3
1
2
Temp °C
22
22
23
25
25
25
24
23
21
22
21
22
25
25
25
24
21
19
18
20
22
22
21
16
23
23
24
27
25
25
24
25
24
25
23
23
27
25
25
22
17
14
13
15
19
19
19
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
15
11
8
5
3
3
2
16
16
12
10
6
6
4
3
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
6
6
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
3
Energy kJ
28
8
8
8
13
15
16
16
20
1
3
4
2
2
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
567
567
567
567
567
567
583
567
567
580
584
567
600
691
603
567
568
576
568
583
1072
1072
1002
603
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf Coast, Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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