Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 3AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
2.2
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.7
SSW
13
1.2
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
149
144
144
180
222
263
222
212
889
351
281
199
184
208
523
227
567
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:56PM1.62m
10:44AM1.59m
10:43PM1.60m
11:09AM1.67m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.14m
4:49PM0.36m
4:57AM0.22m
5:26PM0.22m
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Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
20
20
19
14
12
11
11
12
17
17
16
14
12
Feels °C
13
12
14
15
14
16
14
13
10
9
9
9
11
16
14
12
11
9
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