Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 11PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)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 afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
0
4
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
0.8
SSW
13
2.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
1.3
WNW
6
1.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
483
212
908
287
237
184
180
158
395
465
460
383
307
300
236
147
143
123
332
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:43PM1.60m
11:09AM1.67m
11:31PM1.56m
11:35AM1.75m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.36m
4:57AM0.22m
5:26PM0.22m
5:28AM0.34m
6:05PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
14
12
11
11
12
17
17
16
14
12
11
11
12
17
17
17
13
11
Feels °C
14
14
10
9
9
9
11
16
15
13
11
9
9
9
10
14
12
11
9
8
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