The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.9° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.5
WNW
7
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
251
211
211
211
211
223
166
206
237
169
149
194
211
214
217
223
323
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
N
0
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:42AM1.23m
3:28PM1.68m
5:12AM1.14m
4:11PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.34m
9:11AM0.66m
10:42PM0.33m
10:03AM0.84m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
14
18
20
19
15
15
15
14
15
19
20
20
16
14
Feels °C
12
10
12
13
14
16
18
17
12
14
14
14
15
18
18
17
13
11
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