The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.5° 

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 Jul):

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

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
254
254
251
248
255
203
177
177
174
172
159
290
297
293
346
310
314
251
236
239
242
299
302
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
WNW
0
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
0
WNW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:44AM1.64m
3:14PM1.64m
2:43AM1.43m
3:54PM1.67m
3:53AM1.24m
4:34PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:30AM-0.05m
9:16PM0.55m
9:12AM0.16m
10:23PM0.48m
9:56AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:34
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
12
16
17
17
14
12
12
11
13
16
18
17
14
12
11
11
13
16
18
17
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
12
15
15
15
11
10
11
11
12
15
16
15
13
12
11
10
13
16
17
16
13
13
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