Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.4° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 12PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.2
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.5
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
0.9
SW
18
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
0.8
W
21
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
421
416
400
380
359
469
1332
1394
1531
1419
1363
531
807
718
2050
1800
492
521
444
584
452
452
524
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:31AM1.74m
10:58PM1.54m
11:00AM1.77m
11:50PM1.48m
11:27AM1.78m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.21m
4:53PM0.13m
4:50AM0.35m
5:34PM0.04m
5:25AM0.50m
6:13PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
20
21
20
19
16
14
13
12
10
16
17
17
13
11
10
9
10
15
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
18
18
19
21
18
17
14
11
9
8
6
12
10
10
8
6
6
6
8
13
13
12
11
9
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