The Point -Fort Pickens Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.33° N 87.30° W

The Point -Fort Pickens 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
27.8°C
2.2° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
14
4
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1531
5965
1379
320
135
86
71
64
48
44
37
26
25
23
22
21
15
12
12
Wind (km/h)
70
NNE
70
NNE
45
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:20PM0.31m
9:43PM0.36m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.13m
8:48AM0.08m
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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 mm
14
43
10
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Temp °C
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
21
22
20
19
19
19
19
21
24
26
25
24
Feels °C
11
9
14
15
16
17
20
20
21
19
18
18
19
19
21
23
26
26
24
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