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 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
23.9°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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
64
28
20
15
17
20
27
31
28
33
22
16
15
29
46
48
53
34
23
19
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50PM0.44m
10:36PM0.48m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.00m
9:48AM-0.05m
10:50AM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
22
24
22
21
19
19
18
19
22
23
23
22
20
19
19
20
24
25
23
22
Feels °C
13
18
20
18
17
15
15
15
17
20
22
22
19
16
15
16
17
21
21
19
18
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