The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.1° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.4
SW
20
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
SW
16
1.3
WNW
8
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
144
147
116
105
92
89
133
213
90
49
70
116
118
121
121
117
117
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ESE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:37AM1.24m
2:23PM1.63m
5:03AM1.19m
3:09PM1.58m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.18m
8:33AM0.88m
9:50PM0.22m
9:30AM1.00m
10:56PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
12
16
16
16
13
13
12
13
14
18
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
11
13
12
13
11
12
12
13
14
17
16
16
14
13
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