The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

Issued: 10 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 3AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
150
152
136
104
134
136
193
201
203
125
122
102
99
102
134
133
133
102
102
119
199
252
194
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
0
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
0
N
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:34AM1.64m
2:50PM1.39m
1:16AM1.54m
3:20PM1.44m
2:03AM1.42m
3:52PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.92m
7:49AM-0.14m
7:56PM0.87m
8:22AM-0.07m
8:49PM0.80m
8:57AM0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:39
8:39
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
13
10
11
11
12
16
17
17
16
14
12
11
13
17
17
17
13
11
10
10
13
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
9
10
11
11
15
16
15
14
14
11
10
12
16
16
16
11
11
8
8
12
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
110
116
122
96
87
94
101
79
106
131
125
122
96
94
96
76
76
76
99
99
99
76
76
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
174
150
152
136
104
134
136
193
201
203
122
121
102
99
102
102
102
102
102
102
100
199
252
194
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
78
104
104
79
30
9
9
9
9
9
27
27
18
65
98
134
133
133
96
95
119
96
44
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
3
Distance (km)
60
0
0
0
0
15
847
60
29
0
0
0
0
15
181
181
60
0
2
0
0
15
240
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Fort surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest