Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.7° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 5AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
12
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
106
104
104
140
138
134
123
120
88
69
84
68
68
76
89
161
206
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:40PM1.46m
10:16AM1.83m
11:35PM1.46m
10:48AM1.90m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.48m
5:06PM-0.10m
4:52AM0.60m
5:47PM-0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
18
17
16
14
13
11
11
12
16
16
15
12
10
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
10
16
15
14
11
10
7
8
10
13
11
10
8
7
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