The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 9AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.2
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
252
255
255
255
339
325
304
297
293
290
283
283
283
346
350
350
346
267
251
462
579
1073
1255
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
0
N
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35AM1.30m
6:28PM1.51m
9:07AM1.35m
7:29PM1.55m
9:33AM1.39m
8:22PM1.59m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.21m
1:28PM0.98m
2:05AM0.16m
2:18PM0.88m
2:48AM0.11m
3:00PM0.76m
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:12
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
18
19
18
14
14
13
13
13
17
18
18
15
14
13
12
13
17
19
21
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
16
17
16
11
12
13
13
13
16
16
15
13
14
12
11
13
16
17
17
13
12
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