The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
0.7
SSW
14
1.9
NW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
261
223
186
186
170
373
372
358
347
249
389
402
1043
945
947
367
343
336
370
388
1394
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:28PM1.47m
00:23AM1.65m
1:54PM1.52m
1:07AM1.54m
2:22PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:45AM-0.09m
6:48PM0.74m
7:14AM-0.02m
7:31PM0.66m
7:45AM0.10m
8:20PM0.58m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
20
21
23
18
14
14
14
17
23
24
25
19
14
13
13
17
21
22
24
20
16
Feels °C
12
16
16
18
13
11
11
11
14
19
19
19
15
11
10
11
16
19
18
19
16
13
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