Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
17.3°C
4.0° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 4PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Nov)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (13 Nov)18ft (5.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
3
7
8
!
9
9
9
7
4
3
4
2
2
1
0
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
14
1.9
W
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
W
15
4.5
W
16
5.5
W
18
5.5
W
19
5.5
W
19
5
W
18
4.5
W
17
4
W
17
4
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
14
2.5
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
14
3.5
W
15
4
W
16
4
W
17
4
W
16
4
W
16
3.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2004
1546
4279
4741
9840
18757
21026
19322
14972
12075
10165
7477
5703
4314
2868
2342
2677
3172
3641
5003
8546
9104
8589
7570
6917
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
S
25
S
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:57AM1.61m
3:06AM1.28m
12:42PM1.52m
3:57AM1.28m
1:35PM1.43m
4:43AM1.31m
Low Tide
6:39AM1.05m
7:31PM-0.03m
7:34AM1.07m
8:18PM0.03m
8:48AM1.05m
9:10PM0.09m
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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6:54
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6:54
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5:00
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5:00
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5:00
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4:59
 mm
1
17
4
1
1
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3
11
11
1
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Temp °C
15
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
9
8
9
10
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