The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.5°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 7AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
4
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.5
WNW
8
0.7
SW
16
1.6
WNW
8
2.3
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
9
1.7
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
293
290
283
346
408
346
350
350
346
267
251
285
248
300
787
268
248
248
322
322
903
732
371
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
0
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:07AM1.35m
7:29PM1.55m
9:33AM1.39m
8:22PM1.59m
9:57AM1.45m
9:10PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.16m
2:18PM0.88m
2:48AM0.11m
3:00PM0.76m
3:24AM0.09m
3:38PM0.63m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
16
17
17
14
13
13
12
12
17
19
20
15
13
13
13
14
20
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
11
11
12
15
15
15
13
13
13
11
11
15
16
16
11
10
11
11
13
19
18
17
16
15
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