Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
12
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
704
237
180
147
151
386
402
383
351
300
230
187
188
145
101
352
418
171
254
161
201
198
222
581
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:09AM1.67m
11:31PM1.56m
11:35AM1.75m
00:22AM1.51m
12:05PM1.81m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.22m
5:26PM0.22m
5:28AM0.34m
6:05PM0.09m
6:02AM0.48m
6:48PM-0.01m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
12
17
17
16
15
13
11
11
12
17
17
16
13
11
11
11
12
17
17
19
15
15
Feels °C
10
9
11
16
15
13
13
10
8
8
10
14
13
11
9
8
8
9
11
15
14
15
12
12
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