The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
1.2
WNW
8
0.5
SW
17
1.8
NW
8
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
2.3
NW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
150
150
154
142
388
275
263
223
227
263
172
144
842
312
248
220
173
151
125
134
134
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:05AM1.25m
7:08PM1.94m
9:57AM1.35m
8:11PM2.00m
10:41AM1.43m
9:10PM2.03m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.99m
2:52AM-0.17m
2:21PM0.96m
3:45AM-0.27m
3:22PM0.87m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
14
18
19
21
19
19
17
17
19
22
23
23
18
17
15
14
16
19
20
19
15
14
Feels °C
14
16
17
18
17
18
15
15
18
20
20
18
14
14
13
13
15
18
19
17
14
14
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