Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
12
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
8
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.9
NW
8
1
WNW
14
1.7
NW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
248
203
173
188
145
101
314
388
171
254
162
201
198
239
715
673
534
394
390
149
263
1242
1058
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31PM1.56m
11:35AM1.75m
00:22AM1.51m
12:05PM1.81m
1:18AM1.44m
12:38PM1.85m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.34m
6:05PM0.09m
6:02AM0.48m
6:48PM-0.01m
6:37AM0.63m
7:36PM-0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
13
18
17
17
13
11
11
11
12
17
18
19
15
15
15
15
16
22
23
23
17
16
Feels °C
11
10
11
15
12
11
9
8
8
9
11
15
15
15
11
12
12
13
13
19
18
17
13
13
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