The Fort Surf Break

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

Issued: 4 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

The Fort surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Fort today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 11AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
136
104
134
136
193
201
203
122
121
102
99
102
134
133
133
102
102
119
199
252
194
194
152
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
0
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
0
NE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:34AM1.64m
2:50PM1.39m
1:16AM1.54m
3:20PM1.44m
2:03AM1.42m
3:52PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:49AM-0.14m
7:56PM0.87m
8:22AM-0.07m
8:49PM0.80m
8:57AM0.05m
9:51PM0.71m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:52
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—
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5:52
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—
—
—
—
—
—
5:54
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
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—
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8:39
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—
—
—
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—
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8:39
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—
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8:39
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
17
17
16
14
12
11
13
17
17
17
13
11
10
10
13
16
17
15
12
10
Feels °C
10
11
11
15
16
15
14
14
11
10
12
16
16
16
11
11
8
8
12
15
15
14
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
122
99
87
90
101
79
103
131
122
96
94
94
94
75
75
75
99
99
99
76
76
76
70
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
152
136
104
134
136
193
201
203
122
121
102
99
102
102
102
102
102
102
100
199
252
194
194
152
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
104
79
30
9
9
9
9
9
27
27
18
64
98
134
133
133
96
95
119
96
53
44
68
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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Energy kJ
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