The Point -Fort Pickens Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.33° N 87.30° W

The Point -Fort Pickens 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
29.6°C
3.0° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
39
38
53
77
86
112
116
138
142
180
178
214
214
181
172
192
172
158
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:40AM0.51m
2:45AM0.50m
Low Tide
1:14PM-0.02m
2:25PM-0.02m
3:33PM-0.02m
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thunderstorm
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6:35
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6:32
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6:31
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 mm
3
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3
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3
1
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15
Temp °C
28
27
27
28
27
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
29
28
28
29
28
27
27
28
28
26
27
27
28
26
28
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28
26
24
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