The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

Issued: 10 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
11.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.5
WNW
9
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
346
435
553
496
306
258
203
169
335
301
301
323
354
305
248
211
206
189
180
132
211
208
208
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
0
E
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:51PM1.58m
4:10AM1.28m
5:35PM1.63m
5:34AM1.13m
6:18PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:54AM-0.06m
11:00PM0.60m
10:43AM0.14m
00:13AM0.46m
11:34AM0.35m
1:19AM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:39
8:39
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
16
16
14
12
12
12
14
17
18
17
15
13
12
12
14
17
18
17
14
11
11
11
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
10
10
11
12
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
16
15
13
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
241
346
435
553
496
306
258
63
78
335
301
301
140
140
140
108
90
65
67
73
73
55
54
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.4
SW
19
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
150
37
39
37
37
26
24
203
140
86
90
96
301
305
305
248
211
206
189
180
116
116
208
208
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
WNW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
70
40
45
45
10
136
136
138
169
97
97
20
126
157
197
197
154
111
111
107
132
211
116
116
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.9
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
33
57
22
72
75
116
323
354
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
103
60
847
120
29
0
0
0
103
204
156
112
0
0
0
0
103
60
181
60
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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