The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

Issued: 9 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is

16.3°C

The Fort surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Fort today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (05 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4		Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	0	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 12	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	734	546	426	286	274	292	642	1139	1229	1266	1341	1380	2987	2610	2214	1962	1968	1968	1943	1919	1674
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NW	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		7:06PM1.38m				7:45AM1.73m				8:12PM1.37m				8:18AM1.79m				9:12PM1.38m
Low Tide				1:17AM0.25m				2:18PM0.21m				1:59AM0.37m				3:02PM0.05m				2:39AM0.52m


	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	11	12	11	16	22	17	14	13	13	13	13	17	19	18	16	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	11	9	9	10	9	12	20	14	10	10	11	10	11	15	16	14	13	12	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 8	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15
kJ	734	546	426	286	274	103	642	1139	1229	1266	1341	1380	2987	2610	2214	1962	1968	1968	1943	1919	1674
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 15	WNW 7	SW 14	W 20	W 19	W 18	W 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	200	155	158	160	162	292	62	95	293	580	698	940	43	42	42	42	44	44	54	56	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 20	W 16	WNW 16	W 16	SW 14	SSW 14	WNW 22	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18
kJ	15	15	21	87	177	162	133	91	88	85	67	42	68	69	43	50	57	57	55	55	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	107	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	156	0	0	0	0	29	0	203	13	0	0	0	0	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	3	4	3		4	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	6	7	5	9	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6

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