The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Aug 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 7AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
293
383
370
607
607
600
493
381
427
502
502
496
496
349
318
309
398
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
N
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:34PM1.67m
12:31PM1.60m
00:19AM1.59m
12:57PM1.67m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.55m
6:08AM0.09m
6:26PM0.45m
6:37AM0.21m
7:08PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
13
13
14
19
20
20
15
12
11
11
13
17
18
18
14
13
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
12
15
14
14
11
9
8
9
12
16
16
15
11
11
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