The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 25s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 5AM is: 0.4m 26s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)25s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
25
0.6
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
23
0.8
SW
22
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
249
237
237
228
349
541
541
444
347
326
653
880
880
647
641
436
542
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:49PM1.71m
9:41AM1.23m
7:36PM1.73m
10:30AM1.30m
8:23PM1.76m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.11m
1:56PM0.99m
3:23AM0.03m
2:51PM1.01m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
15
20
20
20
17
13
13
12
15
20
20
20
18
14
Feels °C
12
11
10
10
13
16
15
15
13
10
11
10
12
16
15
15
14
11
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