The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.3
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
0.7
SSW
14
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
217
174
277
257
160
151
191
197
203
212
541
504
176
166
137
153
125
125
149
398
339
310
110
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:20PM2.04m
11:02AM1.36m
9:15PM2.09m
11:49AM1.43m
10:09PM2.10m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.93m
3:57AM-0.35m
3:22PM0.93m
4:47AM-0.44m
4:20PM0.89m
5:36AM-0.48m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
21
19
18
18
17
19
20
24
24
21
18
17
17
20
22
Feels °C
16
16
14
14
14
16
15
18
17
17
15
15
16
15
18
17
20
18
16
14
13
14
18
19
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