The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.7° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 3AM is: 1.0m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
20
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
542
634
731
723
723
531
526
473
447
442
442
602
609
718
775
800
515
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:23PM1.76m
11:08AM1.34m
9:06PM1.78m
11:40AM1.36m
9:47PM1.80m
Low Tide
4:04AM-0.03m
3:38PM0.99m
4:41AM-0.08m
4:19PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
18
14
13
12
15
20
20
20
17
13
12
12
15
20
20
22
18
13
Feels °C
14
11
11
10
13
16
15
15
13
10
9
10
13
16
14
15
13
9
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