The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
2.3
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
149
147
144
111
111
109
230
439
433
157
158
419
290
329
733
581
194
151
122
122
101
127
176
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:38AM1.56m
12:47PM1.73m
1:31AM1.44m
1:16PM1.72m
2:29AM1.33m
1:47PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.35m
7:19PM0.17m
7:12AM0.54m
8:05PM0.16m
7:50AM0.72m
8:53PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
18
18
19
15
13
13
13
15
20
20
21
16
14
14
14
15
18
18
18
15
15
Feels °C
9
10
11
14
12
13
11
11
11
11
14
18
16
16
12
11
12
13
14
17
17
16
13
14
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