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 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
29.2°C
2.7° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 141mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
91
93
96
124
214
148
136
153
227
225
168
149
168
192
197
139
124
95
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:45AM0.50m
3:53AM0.48m
Low Tide
2:25PM-0.02m
3:33PM-0.02m
4:35PM0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:43
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6:32
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6:31
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6:30
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 mm
2
1
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2
4
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2
3
3
8
19
15
27
22
17
8
3
4
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
25
24
25
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
Feels °C
29
29
27
29
28
28
27
28
27
27
26
26
24
25
25
24
27
28
30
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