The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.6° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.7
SW
14
1.3
WNW
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
211
214
217
223
293
247
211
159
123
125
133
136
138
138
136
134
92
68
68
67
67
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:12AM1.14m
4:11PM1.65m
6:58AM1.15m
5:04PM1.62m
8:24AM1.22m
6:04PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.84m
11:51PM0.30m
11:15AM0.98m
1:00AM0.25m
12:36PM1.04m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
19
20
15
14
13
13
15
19
20
19
17
15
14
13
15
17
17
18
15
14
Feels °C
15
16
18
17
12
12
11
11
14
17
17
16
14
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
12
12
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