Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.9°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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
WNW
11
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
1.1
WNW
11
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
164
162
153
147
144
140
138
138
136
136
133
275
234
231
219
203
302
252
370
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:59PM1.63m
8:53AM1.54m
8:07PM1.63m
9:28AM1.62m
9:08PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:33PM0.81m
2:08AM-0.02m
2:33PM0.62m
2:55AM0.02m
3:24PM0.43m
clear
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
23
24
23
23
23
22
21
24
24
24
22
21
20
19
19
23
23
22
19
19
Feels °C
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
18
22
21
20
17
17
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