Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.83° N 122.54° W

Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
3.4° 

Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

Table - waves today at Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
1.4
WNW
6
1.6
NW
7
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
0.6
SW
18
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
236
236
236
236
184
155
244
161
199
197
252
252
302
256
222
382
359
318
339
321
304
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:13AM1.35m
4:42PM1.68m
8:25AM1.40m
5:52PM1.66m
9:09AM1.45m
7:02PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:15AM1.12m
00:27AM0.26m
12:42PM1.10m
1:32AM0.22m
1:48PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:12
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
18
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
14
16
15
15
13
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
13
12
11
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