The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.4° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 10AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.5
NW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
340
329
356
249
389
402
981
945
989
375
351
336
370
379
1394
442
373
307
253
253
193
177
173
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:23AM1.65m
1:54PM1.52m
1:07AM1.54m
2:22PM1.59m
1:57AM1.40m
2:52PM1.66m
Low Tide
7:14AM-0.02m
7:31PM0.66m
7:45AM0.10m
8:20PM0.58m
8:18AM0.26m
9:16PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
18
23
24
26
19
15
14
13
17
22
23
24
20
16
16
16
17
20
20
21
18
16
Feels °C
13
11
16
20
19
20
15
12
11
11
16
20
20
20
16
13
14
15
16
19
19
19
16
15
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