The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
1.3
WNW
6
0.6
SW
14
0.6
S
11
0.6
SW
14
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
108
132
87
128
196
185
227
227
296
299
293
383
370
607
607
600
493
381
427
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:42AM1.47m
10:52PM1.73m
12:06PM1.53m
11:34PM1.67m
12:31PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.65m
5:39AM0.01m
5:48PM0.55m
6:08AM0.09m
6:26PM0.45m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
18
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
16
13
13
13
14
18
19
20
16
13
Feels °C
17
17
14
13
14
13
15
18
16
15
13
10
11
11
12
14
14
13
11
10
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