The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 11PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
0.6
W
17
1.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
85
83
111
286
279
329
142
217
241
248
197
572
452
429
179
258
344
327
251
572
500
215
363
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:33PM1.48m
11:03PM2.07m
1:14PM1.52m
11:56PM1.98m
1:55PM1.57m
00:49AM1.83m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.83m
6:22AM-0.45m
6:14PM0.76m
7:06AM-0.37m
7:12PM0.69m
7:49AM-0.23m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:36
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
21
25
22
17
17
17
19
21
23
22
18
14
13
13
16
20
21
21
17
12
12
11
14
18
Feels °C
17
20
17
13
13
13
16
16
17
16
13
10
9
9
12
15
15
15
12
8
9
9
12
15
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