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 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
29.3° C
0.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
7
7
7
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
W
15
SW
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:53PM0.27m
6:01AM0.19m
12:31PM0.19m
4:02AM0.24m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.08m
10:36PM0.14m
8:28AM0.19m
8:26PM0.16m
5:11PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:50
 mm
1
7
1
1
2
Temp °C
30
29
27
31
33
33
31
30
28
27
26
29
30
29
25
26
26
25
25
27
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
33
31
28
33
36
34
32
32
31
31
29
31
32
31
26
28
29
28
29
30
33
31
32
31
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