The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
192
343
354
198
175
219
379
379
379
379
375
366
346
454
443
437
427
580
358
349
414
403
398
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:46AM1.18m
3:31PM1.79m
6:27AM1.18m
4:35PM1.79m
7:50AM1.26m
5:49PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.88m
11:06PM0.11m
10:26AM1.00m
00:25AM0.05m
12:00PM1.03m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
16
17
15
14
13
12
13
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
17
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
15
13
14
15
18
17
15
13
12
11
13
15
14
12
12
11
11
11
12
16
14
12
11
11
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