The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.6° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 9AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (07 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 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
1.2
WNW
11
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
2.4
WNW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.9
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
455
373
303
313
388
379
375
442
442
375
307
493
448
437
432
769
733
616
551
432
402
477
415
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:17AM1.14m
5:04PM1.68m
5:55AM1.06m
5:46PM1.77m
7:39AM1.08m
6:34PM1.87m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.39m
00:06AM0.39m
11:10AM0.58m
1:10AM0.18m
12:10PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:38
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
12
17
16
17
15
10
10
10
13
18
18
19
16
12
11
11
14
18
19
21
17
13
Feels °C
9
8
10
14
11
12
10
6
7
7
11
14
13
13
11
9
8
8
12
15
14
15
12
10
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