The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
239
239
242
295
248
299
287
191
268
402
241
301
236
283
247
212
239
242
189
186
191
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:34PM1.69m
5:20AM1.11m
5:16PM1.70m
7:03AM1.08m
6:01PM1.70m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.39m
11:33PM0.40m
10:46AM0.61m
00:41AM0.30m
11:45AM0.79m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:32
8:31
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
17
15
14
16
15
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
19
20
19
16
15
Feels °C
13
15
15
16
14
12
15
13
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
14
15
18
19
18
15
14
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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