The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 6AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (16 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
16
1.7
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
144
395
393
372
159
237
334
286
232
545
488
374
345
217
210
198
286
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:56PM1.98m
1:55PM1.57m
00:49AM1.83m
2:35PM1.61m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.76m
7:06AM-0.37m
7:12PM0.69m
7:49AM-0.23m
8:13PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:36
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
18
14
13
13
16
20
20
20
16
12
11
11
14
18
18
18
15
11
Feels °C
13
10
9
9
12
15
14
14
11
8
8
8
12
15
14
13
11
8
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