The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
85
146
116
119
158
194
194
122
122
122
119
129
163
163
161
161
159
155
153
151
191
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
0
SE
5
E
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:21AM1.49m
10:05PM2.03m
11:59AM1.55m
10:58PM1.97m
12:34PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.77m
5:16AM-0.31m
5:11PM0.65m
5:57AM-0.25m
6:03PM0.55m
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
12
16
17
17
13
12
11
11
13
17
17
17
14
13
12
12
14
17
17
15
13
12
Feels °C
12
15
16
16
13
12
11
10
13
16
16
16
13
13
11
12
14
16
16
14
12
11
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