Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
4
4
2
2
1
1
2
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
14
1.6
NW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
281
277
632
522
467
236
330
149
302
435
1011
787
257
254
329
336
800
864
322
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
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
glassy
High Tide
12:05PM1.81m
1:18AM1.44m
12:38PM1.85m
2:21AM1.36m
1:18PM1.85m
Low Tide
6:48PM-0.01m
6:37AM0.63m
7:36PM-0.06m
7:17AM0.78m
8:30PM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
15
15
15
16
17
22
23
24
18
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16
21
21
21
16
18
Feels °C
15
15
11
12
13
14
14
19
18
18
14
13
14
14
15
19
19
18
14
17
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