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 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
29.7° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 7AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
W
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
6
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
5
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:20PM0.34m
12:53PM0.27m
6:01AM0.19m
12:31PM0.19m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.01m
11:41PM0.08m
10:36PM0.14m
8:28AM0.19m
8:26PM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:51
 mm
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
28
27
26
30
33
32
32
31
30
29
27
31
33
33
28
26
27
26
26
29
31
31
30
29
Feels °C
31
29
28
32
35
35
34
33
33
30
27
33
35
34
29
27
29
30
29
32
34
33
33
32
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