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 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
28.0°C
2.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, gales from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
2.1
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
98
92
55
44
54
27
53
88
117
139
126
117
66
55
71
131
220
545
723
563
468
500
655
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
NE
65
NE
75
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:39AM0.34m
9:30AM0.28m
9:28PM0.25m
9:20PM0.31m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.17m
5:14PM0.23m
5:50AM0.18m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
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12
18
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65
Temp °C
24
23
22
24
27
28
27
26
25
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
25
23
21
21
20
19
21
24
Feels °C
23
22
20
22
25
26
26
25
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
21
17
16
15
15
12
12
14
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