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 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SSE
9
2
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
112
93
116
63
43
56
560
360
523
872
736
559
483
446
486
418
286
247
240
213
196
143
115
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:18AM0.30m
4:53AM0.34m
5:37AM0.38m
Low Tide
4:51PM0.07m
5:21PM0.03m
5:59PM0.00m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:49
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
28
29
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
30
30
29
29
Feels °C
28
27
25
27
27
26
24
24
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
30
30
31
31
31
32
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