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 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.5° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 4PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Evening (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:06AM0.41m
7:06AM0.40m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.07m
6:06PM0.09m
6:42PM0.10m
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
 mm
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
31
30
29
29
28
27
26
27
29
29
29
28
28
26
26
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
31
34
32
31
32
32
30
28
29
31
30
31
31
32
29
29
31
31
31
32
31
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