Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
1
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1.6
NW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
14
1.6
NW
8
0.7
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
7
0.6
SW
16
2.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
103
283
171
254
161
395
198
228
632
613
467
236
338
166
256
188
1011
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM1.51m
12:05PM1.81m
1:18AM1.44m
12:38PM1.85m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.09m
6:02AM0.48m
6:48PM-0.01m
6:37AM0.63m
7:36PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
11
11
11
12
18
18
19
15
15
15
15
16
22
24
23
17
16
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
10
16
14
14
11
12
12
12
13
19
19
17
13
13
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