The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 9AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
502
502
496
496
349
318
309
398
305
305
301
301
211
208
203
191
201
198
151
151
151
151
114
113
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:19AM1.59m
12:57PM1.67m
1:08AM1.49m
1:26PM1.73m
2:05AM1.37m
1:59PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.21m
7:08PM0.35m
7:09AM0.36m
7:55PM0.26m
7:43AM0.53m
8:49PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:43
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
13
17
18
18
15
13
12
11
12
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
12
15
16
15
12
11
11
10
11
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
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