The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.0° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
191
186
136
132
173
157
199
255
252
194
424
386
211
211
208
371
421
367
362
358
349
322
255
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:49PM1.86m
1:09PM1.66m
00:41AM1.71m
1:43PM1.69m
1:34AM1.54m
2:16PM1.70m
Low Tide
6:36AM-0.13m
6:55PM0.47m
7:14AM0.03m
7:47PM0.41m
7:51AM0.23m
8:41PM0.37m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
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8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
14
18
18
18
14
14
Feels °C
13
14
14
16
16
14
12
12
11
12
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
17
17
16
12
13
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