The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 7AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
447
442
522
602
609
718
783
800
515
299
470
499
582
679
679
679
671
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:06PM1.78m
11:40AM1.36m
9:47PM1.80m
12:10PM1.37m
10:26PM1.80m
Low Tide
4:41AM-0.08m
4:19PM0.96m
5:15AM-0.11m
4:56PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:28
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
18
13
12
12
14
20
21
21
18
14
13
14
17
21
22
22
18
14
Feels °C
14
10
10
10
12
16
16
15
13
11
10
11
14
17
17
16
13
11
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