The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
7
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
223
223
186
480
312
149
842
880
248
232
181
137
134
140
137
137
193
166
90
116
113
113
140
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
SE
0
S
5
SSE
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:57AM1.35m
8:11PM2.00m
10:41AM1.43m
9:10PM2.03m
11:21AM1.49m
10:05PM2.03m
Low Tide
2:52AM-0.17m
2:21PM0.96m
3:45AM-0.27m
3:22PM0.87m
4:32AM-0.31m
4:18PM0.77m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
21
22
23
18
17
16
14
16
19
20
19
14
14
13
12
14
18
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
16
19
19
18
14
14
14
12
16
18
19
17
12
14
13
12
14
17
17
16
14
14
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