The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
68
68
68
66
91
111
88
85
84
83
84
83
83
82
82
82
84
123
129
127
125
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
E
0
S
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:11PM1.77m
6:11AM1.09m
5:03PM1.83m
7:52AM1.15m
6:04PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.65m
11:32PM0.25m
10:34AM0.83m
00:45AM0.11m
11:49AM0.95m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
18
18
14
13
13
12
15
19
19
18
15
14
15
15
16
20
20
21
18
18
Feels °C
11
15
17
17
14
13
13
11
15
18
18
16
13
13
13
14
15
19
18
18
15
16
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