Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
17.1°C
3.8° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 6AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (12 Nov)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (12 Nov)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
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9
8
8
6
4
4
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
14
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
WSW
14
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
15
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
15
4.5
W
16
5.5
W
18
5.5
W
19
5.5
W
19
5
W
18
5
W
17
4.5
W
17
4
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.2
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2179
2892
3085
3106
3221
3277
2921
3360
3620
3566
1830
1546
4981
5210
9520
19870
22784
21026
17044
13731
11282
8485
6388
4929
3339
2510
1914
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:25AM1.33m
11:17AM1.68m
2:15AM1.30m
11:57AM1.61m
3:06AM1.28m
12:42PM1.52m
3:57AM1.28m
Low Tide
5:54AM1.02m
6:47PM-0.08m
6:39AM1.05m
7:31PM-0.03m
7:34AM1.07m
8:18PM0.03m
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 mm
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1
1
1
2
14
6
1
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
15
14
14
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
12
11
14
15
15
14
13
12
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
11
12
13
12
14
14
12
12
12
10
10
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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