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 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
30.3° C
1.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 6PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
12
16
17
37
18
34
45
39
51
42
31
89
156
132
106
65
62
52
60
116
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
W
5
N
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:24AM0.36m
12:00PM0.31m
12:41PM0.26m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.07m
10:36PM0.12m
9:49PM0.17m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
7:42
 mm
1
3
1
3
5
8
6
4
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
30
31
31
29
26
27
29
28
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
30
Feels °C
34
32
32
30
30
30
31
30
30
29
30
31
30
29
29
30
31
31
30
29
31
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