The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.0° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
8
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
NW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.6
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
1.3
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
481
466
432
371
364
352
864
844
751
288
284
277
230
174
414
378
306
169
171
235
263
649
616
213
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:39AM1.08m
6:34PM1.87m
9:04AM1.17m
7:25PM1.96m
10:09AM1.27m
8:20PM2.04m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.75m
2:10AM-0.02m
1:15PM0.87m
3:04AM-0.21m
2:20PM0.93m
3:57AM-0.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
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8:38
8:38
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
14
18
19
20
16
13
12
11
14
19
19
19
16
13
13
13
16
21
22
23
20
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
15
15
14
11
10
9
8
10
14
13
13
11
10
10
10
14
17
17
17
16
14
14
15
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