Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
14
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
243
261
272
272
260
173
356
554
371
386
418
1081
1081
372
379
322
256
214
176
158
146
116
106
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:56AM1.54m
8:52PM1.42m
9:21AM1.64m
9:46PM1.44m
9:47AM1.74m
10:40PM1.46m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.21m
3:12PM0.44m
3:04AM0.27m
3:49PM0.25m
3:39AM0.37m
4:26PM0.06m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
14
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
11
16
18
17
14
15
14
14
13
17
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
15
13
16
14
10
10
10
9
9
9
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
11
15
15
14
13
11
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