The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 4PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
1.1
W
9
1.1
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
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
142
95
94
93
167
169
192
343
354
198
211
221
379
379
379
379
375
366
419
454
521
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
N
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:40PM1.79m
4:46AM1.18m
3:31PM1.79m
6:27AM1.18m
4:35PM1.79m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.71m
9:52PM0.16m
9:13AM0.88m
11:06PM0.11m
10:26AM1.00m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
7:37
 mm
1
4
4
2
Temp °C
15
16
17
16
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
13
12
12
13
17
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
15
14
15
13
13
15
16
14
14
12
10
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
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