The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
1.9
NW
8
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
NW
9
1.2
WNW
10
0.8
SW
15
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
450
251
248
248
270
265
687
626
264
255
270
230
210
226
162
155
149
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:22PM1.59m
9:57AM1.45m
9:10PM1.61m
10:20AM1.51m
9:56PM1.62m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.09m
3:38PM0.63m
3:56AM0.09m
4:13PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
14
19
20
21
18
18
17
17
17
20
21
21
17
16
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
13
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
18
16
16
13
13
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