Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 4AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
334
268
268
268
330
334
179
173
156
236
243
261
272
268
178
265
337
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:52PM1.37m
8:31AM1.45m
7:55PM1.39m
8:56AM1.54m
8:52PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:50AM0.19m
2:34PM0.62m
2:29AM0.21m
3:12PM0.44m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
16
16
15
15
17
18
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
11
14
14
13
13
16
16
14
14
14
15
13
11
13
13
12
10
8
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