Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)--
Afternoon (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
471
435
360
355
350
350
407
301
297
297
293
496
595
376
371
367
489
551
503
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46PM1.82m
4:45AM1.36m
2:52PM1.70m
5:49AM1.40m
4:08PM1.57m
Low Tide
9:18PM-0.21m
9:21AM1.01m
10:25PM-0.12m
10:54AM0.95m
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
13
11
10
9
9
14
14
14
12
12
12
10
10
13
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
7
7
7
12
12
12
11
11
11
8
8
11
12
10
10
9
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