Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
17.3°C
4.0° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 2AM is: 5.5m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)15ft (4.5m)18s
Afternoon (14 Nov)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (14 Nov)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
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9
9
9
6
4
3
4
2
2
1
2
4
5
7
7
7
7
6
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
16
5.5
W
18
5.5
W
19
5.5
W
19
5
W
18
4.5
W
17
4
W
17
4
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3.5
W
15
4
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
16
3.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9398
18757
21026
19322
14972
12075
10165
7477
5703
4314
2868
2545
2842
3438
3750
4568
8979
8995
8562
8069
7004
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06AM1.28m
12:42PM1.52m
3:57AM1.28m
1:35PM1.43m
4:43AM1.31m
Low Tide
7:31PM-0.03m
7:34AM1.07m
8:18PM0.03m
8:48AM1.05m
9:10PM0.09m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:54
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4:59
 mm
2
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4
15
5
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Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
14
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
9
12
14
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
9
8
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