The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is

16.3°C

The Fort surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Fort today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (05 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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)	3	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	330	292	731	1122	1229	1266	1341	1380	2735	2610	2214	2018	1968	1993	1943	1919	1696	1505	1321	1241	1224	1004	823	915	1474
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	WSW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	ENE	ENE	W	W	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:45AM1.73m				8:12PM1.37m				8:18AM1.79m				9:12PM1.38m				8:47AM1.82m					10:07PM1.38m
Low Tide				2:18PM0.21m				1:59AM0.37m				3:02PM0.05m				2:39AM0.52m				3:41PM-0.06m				3:18AM0.65m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—
	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	16	21	17	14	13	13	13	13	17	20	18	15	14	14	14	14	18	19	17	15	14	13	14	13
Feels °C	9	13	19	14	11	10	10	10	10	15	16	14	11	11	11	11	12	16	17	15	13	12	11	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 7	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	330	79	731	1122	1229	1266	1341	1380	2735	2610	2214	2018	1968	1993	1943	1919	1696	1505	1321	1241	1224	1004	823	915	1474
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	WNW 15	W 7	SW 14	W 20	W 19	W 18	W 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	162	292	59	95	293	580	698	794	43	42	42	42	44	44	52	54	110	108	109	152	152	150	147	145	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	SW 14	SSW 14	WNW 22	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13
kJ	177	162	133	91	88	85	67	42	68	69	43	50	57	57	56	55	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 6	WNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	141	202	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	29	12	203	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	203	0	0	0	0	0	12	60	29	57	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4		5	4	5	5	4	4	5		5	4	4	4	4	5		4		4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	6	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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