Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.1° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
0
0
1
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.5
WNW
11
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
WNW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
1186
569
660
376
540
1321
1281
444
380
368
337
382
403
430
436
472
436
358
585
557
334
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:55AM1.27m
4:28PM1.39m
7:35AM1.32m
5:43PM1.37m
8:05AM1.38m
6:52PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:55AM1.03m
00:11AM0.19m
1:01PM0.92m
1:05AM0.18m
1:52PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:24
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7:26
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6:30
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6:29
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6:28
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Temp °C
14
17
17
15
12
10
9
9
9
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
11
15
17
15
14
15
Feels °C
11
14
12
10
9
7
6
6
6
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
13
15
13
12
13
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