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The Point -Fort Pickens Surf Forecast
/ Florida – Gulf (38 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /
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The Point -Fort Pickens surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Point -Fort Pickens surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Point -Fort Pickens sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Point -Fort Pickens today?
The current surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens at 11PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Point -Fort Pickens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 43 | 32 | 30 | 40 | 37 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:51AM0.48m | 11:46AM0.48m | 12:40PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM-0.17m | 11:18PM-0.16m | 00:19AM-0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | — | 2 | 32 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 43 | — | — | 46 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 43 | — | 30 | — | — | — | 47 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1617 | 1436 | 1419 | 1271 | 1272 | 1254 | 1227 | 1876 | 2034 | 1911 | 1616 | 991 | 838 | 18 | 1227 | 840 | 840 | 1620 | 1628 | 1445 | 569 | 567 | 749 | 1630 |
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