The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.1° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
1.1
NW
7
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
1.9
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
88
85
84
83
84
83
83
82
82
82
84
123
129
127
125
132
135
147
150
150
148
142
511
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
0
ESE
0
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
N
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
ESE
0
NW
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:11AM1.09m
5:03PM1.83m
7:52AM1.15m
6:04PM1.88m
9:05AM1.25m
7:08PM1.94m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.25m
10:34AM0.83m
00:45AM0.11m
11:49AM0.95m
1:52AM-0.04m
1:10PM0.99m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
18
19
18
14
15
15
14
17
20
20
21
17
18
16
16
17
21
22
24
21
19
Feels °C
12
12
14
17
18
16
12
14
14
14
16
19
18
18
14
16
15
15
16
20
20
21
18
16
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