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 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
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—
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
—
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.2
ESE
2
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0.2
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
7
6
6
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:15PM0.40m
10:52PM0.42m
11:33PM0.43m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.05m
10:38AM0.04m
11:32AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
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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Temp °C
25
24
23
24
27
27
27
26
25
24
24
25
27
28
27
26
26
25
24
25
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
25
23
25
29
28
28
27
26
25
25
26
28
29
28
28
28
27
25
26
27
26
26
28
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