The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

Issued: 10 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 3PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
99
102
134
133
133
102
102
119
199
252
194
194
152
109
150
186
171
310
206
214
241
669
543
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSW
0
SE
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:20PM1.44m
2:03AM1.42m
3:52PM1.51m
3:01AM1.27m
4:26PM1.58m
4:17AM1.14m
Low Tide
8:22AM-0.07m
8:49PM0.80m
8:57AM0.05m
9:51PM0.71m
9:36AM0.21m
10:58PM0.57m
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:39
8:39
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
17
16
13
11
10
10
12
16
17
15
12
11
11
11
12
15
16
15
13
11
10
10
Feels °C
13
16
16
14
11
10
9
8
10
14
16
14
11
10
11
11
12
13
14
11
9
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
94
94
75
75
73
75
96
96
94
75
68
70
70
68
68
70
67
67
310
206
161
161
221
214
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
Energy kJ
100
99
102
102
102
102
102
102
100
199
252
194
194
152
87
87
186
171
50
81
79
90
306
455
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
18
65
98
134
133
133
96
95
119
96
53
44
68
87
109
150
82
82
82
162
214
241
161
161
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
67
32
50
669
543
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
55
848
60
135
0
0
0
0
2
15
204
61
0
0
0
0
103
60
204
120
100
29
0
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Rating
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1
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2
2
2
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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