The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

Issued: 3 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is

16.2°C

The Fort surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Fort today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 11AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	16s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Evening (03 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	1	2	4	2	2	2	2	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	WNW 12	W 11	W 11	W 10	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	1009	916	758	758	739	754	676	663	706	769	1614	1200	1025	857	734	1036	426	338	255	292	642	1106	1266	1341	1360	3127	2987
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide			6:30AM1.56m				5:52PM1.41m					7:10AM1.65m				7:06PM1.38m				7:45AM1.73m				8:12PM1.37m
Low Tide	11:35PM0.04m				12:31PM0.61m				00:29AM0.13m					1:28PM0.40m				1:17AM0.25m				2:18PM0.21m				1:59AM0.37m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	4	5	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	13	14	13	13	12	13	13	13	16	17	17	13	12	12	12	12	18	18	17	14	13	14	14	13
Feels °C	12	11	10	10	14	11	10	10	11	12	12	15	13	12	10	9	9	10	9	17	15	13	12	11	11	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 10	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17
kJ	1009	916	758	758	643	745	676	663	706	769	1614	1200	1025	857	734	546	426	338	255	292	642	1106	1266	1341	1360	3127	2987
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 11	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 7	W 7	SW 14	W 20	W 19	W 18	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	429	429	429	325	739	754	596	573	536	521	331	318	248	206	200	155	155	160	160	56	59	95	296	599	839	42	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSW 8	W 11	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	—	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	W 16	WNW 16	W 16	WNW 12	SSW 14	WNW 22	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	6	14	86	429	429	377	314	314	318	326	—	—	—	15	15	15	21	87	177	145	133	91	88	85	67	41	68
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 4	NW 5	WNW 12	—	—	—	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	6	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	56	1036	—	—	—	121	121	121	203	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	2	2	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83	204	156	0	0	0	0	0	29	83	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4				4	4	2	3	2	4		4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	9	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6

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