The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 1PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
10
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
151
151
114
114
114
113
109
152
142
95
94
89
167
169
192
343
354
198
159
184
379
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
NNE
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:59PM1.77m
3:15AM1.25m
2:40PM1.79m
4:46AM1.18m
3:31PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.53m
8:49PM0.20m
8:23AM0.71m
9:52PM0.16m
9:13AM0.88m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:39
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
15
13
13
13
15
15
16
16
15
14
15
13
15
17
17
16
14
12
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