The Point -Fort Pickens Surf Forecast

/ Florida – Gulf (38 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (30.33° N 87.30° W)

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The Point -Fort Pickens surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 Aug 2025 CDT

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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 30.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Point -Fort Pickens this week:

The most powerful waves expected at The Point -Fort Pickens in the next 12 days are 0.5m 4s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 23) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 27) at 10AM.

Wave Type	Time (CDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	-	-
Best Surf	-	-
Most Powerful	1PM (Sat 23rd Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m) 4s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	—	—	—	—	SW	SSW	SW	SW	S	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	E	ENE	ENE	S	S
Period(s) (?)	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	3	2	4	9	8
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	0	0	0	0	3	1	8	6	1	3	3	3	8	10	2	1	1	0	0	2	1
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SE	N	SSW	SW	SSE	SW	WSW	W	SW	W	NNW	SW	NW	N	SSW	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	on	cross- on	off	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				9:43AM 0.44			10:36AM 0.39			11:30AM 0.34			12:34PM 0.29		12:26AM 0.23		2:34PM 0.24	12:39AM 0.28			1:10AM 0.32
Low Tide / height (m)			9:01PM 0.02			9:42PM 0.07			10:09PM 0.12			9:57PM 0.17			8:45PM 0.22	7:56AM 0.19	6:26PM 0.23		10:38AM 0.16

	Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27
Sunrise	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-
Sunset	-	7:23	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:17	-

Rain (mm)	3	2	5	2	-	8	8	-	5	-	-	2	-	-	2	-	-	2	-	-	-
Temp. °C	31	31	27	29	30	29	28	28	28	31	31	29	31	31	30	31	31	26	26	29	27
Feels °C (?)	33	33	30	33	32	33	30	30	31	32	30	31	33	32	33	33	32	26	24	27	24

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Florida - Gulf

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at The Point -Fort Pickens (light winds from the SSW at Pensacola Airport 3 km from The Point -Fort Pickens). 0.2m 2s local chop from the SSW to make surfable waves.
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Information about the The Point -Fort Pickens Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for The Point -Fort Pickens provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at The Point -Fort Pickens can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Point -Fort Pickens surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Point -Fort Pickens) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for The Point -Fort Pickens may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

The Point -Fort Pickens is 10 km (6 miles) from Myrtle Grove. If you plan a vacation in Gulf Coast, Florida, look for hotels and other accommodation in Myrtle Grove. Myrtle Grove has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.