The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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):

  • 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), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 10PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

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

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 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
2
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
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
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
730
831
253
223
275
230
210
226
162
155
149
144
144
142
180
265
802
180
1138
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:10PM1.61m
10:20AM1.51m
9:56PM1.62m
10:44AM1.59m
10:43PM1.60m
Low Tide
3:38PM0.63m
3:56AM0.09m
4:13PM0.50m
4:26AM0.14m
4:49PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
18
18
17
17
17
20
20
20
17
16
15
15
14
19
20
19
14
11
Feels °C
18
18
15
16
15
16
15
18
16
15
13
13
13
14
12
15
14
13
10
8
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