The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 10PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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)
1
0
0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.8
NW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
13
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
12
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.4
SW
18
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
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
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
154
154
340
278
278
109
178
101
103
127
111
277
320
329
135
204
268
241
186
162
128
332
124
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:49AM1.43m
10:09PM2.10m
12:33PM1.48m
11:03PM2.07m
1:14PM1.52m
11:56PM1.98m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.89m
5:36AM-0.48m
5:17PM0.83m
6:22AM-0.45m
6:14PM0.76m
7:06AM-0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:36
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
20
24
21
18
17
17
20
20
21
23
19
15
14
14
18
21
22
22
18
13
13
12
15
19
Feels °C
18
21
17
14
14
15
19
17
17
17
14
11
10
11
15
16
16
15
12
8
9
8
11
14
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