Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.0°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
130
129
254
161
161
163
163
163
159
143
137
137
215
221
236
198
201
198
90
155
160
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
0
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM1.76m
6:20AM1.29m
4:20PM1.69m
7:24AM1.36m
5:41PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:10AM1.01m
10:47PM-0.02m
10:44AM1.04m
00:03AM-0.02m
12:19PM0.96m
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
25
25
26
23
24
23
23
24
25
26
26
23
24
Feels °C
15
20
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
24
23
23
20
21
21
21
22
24
23
23
20
22
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