The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

Issued: 10 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

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 Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
307
301
242
206
203
196
181
174
150
152
122
122
134
136
193
213
203
125
122
102
99
102
134
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56PM1.71m
2:20PM1.36m
00:34AM1.64m
2:50PM1.39m
1:16AM1.54m
3:20PM1.44m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.95m
7:16AM-0.18m
7:10PM0.92m
7:49AM-0.14m
7:56PM0.87m
8:22AM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:40
8:39
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
13
10
10
10
12
15
16
16
14
12
11
10
13
16
17
17
15
13
12
11
13
16
17
16
Feels °C
12
9
9
9
11
14
14
14
12
12
11
10
12
15
16
14
12
12
12
11
12
15
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
301
307
301
242
177
169
134
131
125
147
131
122
122
99
108
108
125
128
125
122
99
96
96
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
163
208
163
163
206
203
196
181
174
150
152
106
104
134
136
193
201
203
122
121
102
99
102
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
S
11
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
33
33
33
96
96
37
15
9
78
104
75
79
30
9
9
9
9
44
27
27
18
64
98
134
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
213
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
15
55
60
60
0
0
0
0
15
549
60
29
0
0
0
0
15
549
156
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Rating
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2
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2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
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3
3
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3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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