Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.2° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 12PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
411
406
319
276
273
521
502
441
441
436
430
425
414
398
322
318
314
309
309
314
318
318
314
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:34AM1.37m
12:22PM1.73m
2:30AM1.32m
12:53PM1.67m
3:32AM1.27m
1:31PM1.61m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.80m
7:32PM-0.02m
7:17AM0.92m
8:16PM0.03m
8:02AM1.01m
9:05PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
12
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
22
22
23
22
23
Feels °C
11
9
10
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
19
18
18
18
20
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