Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.0° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
302
395
370
365
365
365
370
380
400
411
489
483
471
435
360
355
412
412
407
301
297
297
293
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
0
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:31AM1.38m
12:52PM1.91m
3:38AM1.36m
1:46PM1.82m
4:45AM1.36m
2:52PM1.70m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.93m
8:17PM-0.28m
8:02AM0.99m
9:18PM-0.21m
9:21AM1.01m
10:25PM-0.12m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
12
12
12
16
16
15
14
13
11
10
10
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
14
14
13
12
11
9
8
8
13
11
12
10
10
9
9
9
13
12
12
12
11
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