The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.0° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 6AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
0.6
W
17
1.6
WNW
8
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
16
1.7
WNW
7
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
220
489
412
215
302
217
210
198
286
188
254
254
251
248
255
206
177
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:49AM1.83m
2:35PM1.61m
1:44AM1.64m
3:14PM1.64m
Low Tide
7:12PM0.69m
7:49AM-0.23m
8:13PM0.62m
8:30AM-0.05m
9:16PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:35
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
12
11
15
18
18
19
15
12
12
11
13
16
17
17
14
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
13
15
14
14
11
9
11
10
12
15
15
14
11
10
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