Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
14.1°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 6PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
260
260
315
707
260
260
254
213
193
140
94
92
147
145
140
133
130
129
208
161
161
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
N
5
NE
0
E
5
E
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:18PM1.85m
3:35AM1.29m
2:06PM1.82m
4:58AM1.26m
3:06PM1.76m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.78m
8:30PM-0.07m
8:05AM0.91m
9:33PM-0.05m
9:10AM1.01m
10:47PM-0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
17
22
21
21
17
16
16
15
15
19
21
19
16
16
15
15
16
21
23
24
20
20
Feels °C
15
21
19
19
15
15
15
14
14
18
20
18
15
15
14
14
15
19
21
22
18
19
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