The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.1°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
157
155
155
154
148
150
140
145
193
173
171
169
130
127
125
125
125
159
159
157
198
155
125
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:27AM1.36m
8:46PM1.73m
10:54AM1.39m
9:30PM1.75m
11:18AM1.43m
10:11PM1.75m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.05m
3:22PM0.90m
4:09AM-0.00m
4:00PM0.82m
4:41AM-0.03m
4:36PM0.74m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
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7:54
7:52
7:52
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Temp °C
13
13
14
19
19
18
15
14
14
14
15
19
20
20
17
17
16
15
17
22
22
24
19
16
Feels °C
12
12
13
19
19
16
13
12
13
13
13
16
17
17
15
15
14
13
15
18
17
18
16
14
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