The Point -Fort Pickens Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.33° N 87.30° W

The Point -Fort Pickens 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 5PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
1
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
14
34
51
55
59
31
28
0
55
65
75
89
51
41
28
0
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07AM0.22m
9:00PM0.27m
8:52PM0.33m
9:13PM0.39m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.22m
6:43AM0.12m
7:49AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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Temp °C
20
23
24
24
23
21
20
18
17
21
23
22
20
19
17
16
18
22
24
22
20
Feels °C
17
21
22
23
18
16
15
13
11
15
17
17
15
14
13
12
13
17
19
17
15
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