The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.9° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 10AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.4
WNW
7
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
211
211
211
223
166
206
206
127
149
194
211
214
217
223
287
284
240
189
123
125
133
136
138
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
0
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
N
0
NW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:42AM1.23m
3:28PM1.68m
5:12AM1.14m
4:11PM1.65m
6:58AM1.15m
5:04PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.66m
10:42PM0.33m
10:03AM0.84m
11:51PM0.30m
11:15AM0.98m
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clear
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6:28
6:30
6:31
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8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
14
18
20
19
15
14
15
14
15
19
19
20
16
15
14
15
17
21
21
21
18
17
Feels °C
12
11
14
16
18
17
12
12
14
14
15
18
17
17
12
12
12
13
16
18
17
17
14
14
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