The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 4PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
7
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
186
186
269
153
842
899
248
232
181
140
137
140
137
137
185
87
90
143
113
113
140
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:57AM1.35m
8:11PM2.00m
10:41AM1.43m
9:10PM2.03m
11:21AM1.49m
10:05PM2.03m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.96m
3:45AM-0.27m
3:22PM0.87m
4:32AM-0.31m
4:18PM0.77m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
15
20
21
23
18
17
15
14
16
19
19
18
14
14
13
12
14
19
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
15
19
19
19
14
14
13
12
16
18
17
16
12
14
13
12
14
18
17
16
14
14
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