The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.6° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 2AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
1394
442
380
307
258
235
185
146
140
140
131
90
87
87
77
76
60
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
W
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:57AM1.40m
2:52PM1.66m
2:59AM1.26m
3:28PM1.72m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.58m
8:18AM0.26m
9:16PM0.48m
8:54AM0.45m
10:20PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
19
16
16
16
18
21
21
21
19
17
15
14
16
20
21
20
16
14
Feels °C
15
13
14
15
17
20
20
19
17
17
13
12
14
18
20
19
16
13
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