The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 31 Aug 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
305
301
301
211
208
203
191
201
198
151
151
151
151
114
114
113
109
152
140
95
94
93
165
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:08AM1.49m
1:26PM1.73m
2:05AM1.37m
1:59PM1.77m
3:15AM1.25m
2:40PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.36m
7:55PM0.26m
7:43AM0.53m
8:49PM0.20m
8:23AM0.71m
9:52PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
17
16
16
13
12
12
13
14
16
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
11
15
13
12
10
10
11
13
13
15
14
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
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