The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 11AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
8
0.3
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
99
75
229
126
90
81
111
112
157
155
155
154
148
150
140
145
193
173
171
169
130
127
125
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:56AM1.33m
7:58PM1.69m
10:27AM1.36m
8:46PM1.73m
10:54AM1.39m
9:30PM1.75m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.11m
2:38PM0.98m
3:33AM0.05m
3:22PM0.90m
4:09AM-0.00m
4:00PM0.82m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
18
21
21
21
16
16
14
13
14
19
19
18
14
14
14
14
15
20
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
13
15
18
20
20
19
14
15
14
12
13
19
18
16
12
13
13
13
13
17
17
16
14
14
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