The Fort Surf Break

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

Issued: 10 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

The Fort surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Fort today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
21
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
203
122
121
100
99
102
134
133
133
102
102
119
199
252
194
194
152
109
150
186
224
310
206
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
5
SE
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:16AM1.54m
3:20PM1.44m
2:03AM1.42m
3:52PM1.51m
3:01AM1.27m
4:26PM1.58m
Low Tide
7:56PM0.87m
8:22AM-0.07m
8:49PM0.80m
8:57AM0.05m
9:51PM0.71m
9:36AM0.21m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:52
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—
—
—
—
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5:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:54
—
—
—
—
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8:39
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—
—
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—
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8:39
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—
—
—
—
—
8:39
—
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8:39
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
14
17
18
17
14
12
10
10
12
16
16
16
12
10
10
10
11
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
14
16
17
16
13
11
9
8
10
14
14
15
11
9
9
10
10
15
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
80
96
94
94
73
73
73
73
73
50
75
75
75
75
68
70
70
68
68
70
68
68
310
206
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
201
203
122
121
100
99
102
102
102
102
102
102
100
199
252
194
194
152
87
87
186
171
67
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
21
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
9
9
27
27
18
64
98
134
133
133
96
95
119
96
53
44
68
87
109
150
87
224
82
162
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
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0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
—
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
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