Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.6° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 12PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
3
2
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
11
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.2
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
234
231
219
203
302
286
370
370
362
346
322
389
384
366
502
427
421
416
400
380
385
527
1570
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:28AM1.62m
9:08PM1.62m
10:01AM1.69m
10:05PM1.58m
10:31AM1.74m
10:58PM1.54m
Low Tide
2:55AM0.02m
3:24PM0.43m
3:36AM0.10m
4:10PM0.27m
4:13AM0.21m
4:53PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
20
24
23
22
20
20
19
18
19
22
23
22
20
21
20
20
19
21
21
21
17
14
Feels °C
18
18
19
23
21
20
18
18
18
17
18
21
22
21
18
19
19
18
18
20
19
19
14
10
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