Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
16.4°C
3.0° 

The Fort 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 Fort today (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)7ft (2.2m)17s
Afternoon (06 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (06 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
17
2.2
WNW
17
2
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
2
WNW
16
1.9
WNW
15
2
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
3.5
W
18
4
W
17
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
15
3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1341
1380
2735
2610
2011
2018
1968
1993
1943
1919
1870
1505
1659
1464
1360
1106
929
811
1174
1259
7572
8093
6714
6152
5341
3987
3298
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
10
N
5
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:18AM1.79m
9:12PM1.38m
8:47AM1.82m
10:07PM1.38m
9:15AM1.82m
10:59PM1.38m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.37m
3:02PM0.05m
2:39AM0.52m
3:41PM-0.06m
3:18AM0.65m
4:18PM-0.13m
3:56AM0.78m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
17
20
19
15
15
15
14
14
19
18
18
15
14
14
14
14
18
19
18
15
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
11
10
15
16
15
11
12
13
11
12
17
14
16
14
12
13
12
12
16
16
15
12
10
9
8
8
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