The Fort Surf Break

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

Issued: 10 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.8° C

Normal for this time of year

The Fort surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Fort today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 1PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
0.7
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
1.1
WNW
11
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
199
252
249
194
152
109
150
186
171
310
206
214
241
628
543
373
303
265
388
379
375
442
442
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
0
NW
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52PM1.51m
3:01AM1.27m
4:26PM1.58m
4:17AM1.14m
5:04PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.05m
9:51PM0.71m
9:36AM0.21m
10:58PM0.57m
10:19AM0.39m
00:06AM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
8:39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:38
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
12
15
15
15
13
11
10
9
11
15
16
15
13
11
10
10
12
16
16
17
15
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
13
14
14
12
11
10
8
11
13
14
12
10
8
8
9
11
13
12
12
10
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
SW
18
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
75
50
252
50
51
51
51
50
50
49
310
206
161
161
221
214
206
206
196
388
379
375
90
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Energy kJ
100
199
50
249
194
152
87
87
186
171
50
81
79
241
306
455
373
303
236
103
174
104
442
442
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.2
S
8
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
119
96
53
44
68
87
109
150
87
82
82
162
214
77
161
161
203
157
5
46
22
22
104
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
—
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
50
23
39
628
543
—
183
265
119
155
107
332
393
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