Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
90
155
160
164
167
167
167
167
164
160
153
147
144
140
138
138
136
305
300
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
0
N
0
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
0
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:41PM1.65m
8:13AM1.45m
6:59PM1.63m
8:53AM1.54m
8:07PM1.63m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.96m
1:11AM-0.02m
1:33PM0.81m
2:08AM-0.02m
2:33PM0.62m
cloud
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
24
27
23
20
20
20
20
25
23
25
23
24
22
21
21
24
24
24
21
21
Feels °C
23
25
21
20
20
20
20
25
21
23
21
23
21
20
20
24
22
21
19
19
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