Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.0° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
1.4
NW
6
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
1.9
NW
8
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.9
NW
8
0.8
SW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
89
161
206
163
186
147
192
243
293
354
418
346
277
322
314
310
366
407
361
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:31AM1.45m
11:24AM1.95m
1:29AM1.42m
12:05PM1.95m
Low Tide
5:47PM-0.23m
5:31AM0.73m
6:33PM-0.30m
6:14AM0.84m
7:22PM-0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
16
16
13
11
10
10
9
15
17
16
12
10
11
11
11
16
17
17
13
12
Feels °C
13
11
10
8
7
7
6
10
10
10
7
6
8
8
9
13
12
12
10
9
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