The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 4AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
13
1.4
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
378
203
200
166
158
156
154
154
146
314
278
113
224
102
129
144
121
311
287
302
302
153
217
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:15PM2.09m
11:49AM1.43m
10:09PM2.10m
12:33PM1.48m
11:03PM2.07m
1:14PM1.52m
Low Tide
4:47AM-0.44m
4:20PM0.89m
5:36AM-0.48m
5:17PM0.83m
6:22AM-0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
20
22
21
25
21
18
17
18
19
19
20
22
19
15
15
15
18
21
21
21
Feels °C
17
16
17
16
19
20
18
20
16
14
13
16
17
17
16
17
15
11
12
12
16
18
17
16
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