The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
1.4
WNW
7
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
258
217
169
175
169
217
171
174
294
243
176
172
191
392
228
243
632
504
176
147
330
160
192
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
N
10
NW
5
SSE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:25PM1.96m
10:09AM1.27m
8:20PM2.04m
11:02AM1.36m
9:15PM2.09m
11:49AM1.43m
Low Tide
3:04AM-0.21m
2:20PM0.93m
3:57AM-0.35m
3:22PM0.93m
4:47AM-0.44m
4:20PM0.89m
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clear
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cloud
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5:58
5:58
5:58
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8:38
8:37
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
13
12
13
17
20
21
22
18
17
18
16
17
20
20
22
19
17
17
17
19
24
22
23
Feels °C
12
9
8
9
14
16
16
17
14
14
17
14
16
18
17
18
15
14
14
15
17
21
18
19
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