The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
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)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
S
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
242
295
248
299
287
191
264
396
245
245
294
343
303
265
200
154
189
186
191
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
0
N
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
S
Wind State
on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:34PM1.69m
5:20AM1.11m
5:16PM1.70m
7:03AM1.08m
6:01PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:33PM0.40m
10:46AM0.61m
00:41AM0.30m
11:45AM0.79m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:32
8:31
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
15
15
17
16
19
21
21
21
18
16
16
17
18
20
20
19
18
16
Feels °C
16
18
14
14
16
14
18
20
19
19
17
15
14
15
17
19
20
19
20
18
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