The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 3PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.8
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.4
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
787
287
284
273
262
220
340
297
243
169
217
217
186
452
489
208
208
172
433
527
515
554
481
172
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:04AM1.17m
7:25PM1.96m
10:09AM1.27m
8:20PM2.04m
11:02AM1.36m
9:15PM2.09m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.87m
3:04AM-0.21m
2:20PM0.93m
3:57AM-0.35m
3:22PM0.93m
4:47AM-0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
15
19
19
20
16
12
13
13
17
20
21
22
19
17
15
17
18
21
21
23
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
15
13
14
11
8
10
10
14
16
16
17
15
14
13
15
17
19
18
18
15
14
14
14
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