Surf Forecasts:
The Fort surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period, SW swell with 607 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Fort this week:
The surf forecast for The Fort over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 13s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Fort in the next 16 days are 1.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Fort over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I've got the goods on The Fort. Let's be straight with each other – the next 16 days are a rough stretch for this spot. There's no real fire in the ocean, and the wind is gonna be a constant hassle.
We're looking at a long, drawn-out period of small, messy surf. Right from Tuesday the 25th of August, through to the end of the first week of September, nearly every session is a write-off. The ocean is going to be full of cross-shore and cross-onshore winds that'll chop everything to bits. The swell is there in theory – a long-period 16-second groundswell – but it's tiny at just 2 ft on the Tuesday morning. The combined wave energy is weak, sitting at 308, and it feels even worse than that in the water. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The best you can hope for in this first week is a "marginal" nod on a few mornings, like the 26th, 29th, and 30th, but even then, with that constant wind, you're just looking at bumpy, weak little lines. It's not worth paddling out for, unless you’re desperate for a float.
There's a little flicker of hope on Thursday the 4th of September. The morning looks like the best of a bad bunch. We get a little bit of early glass with a light WSW wind at just 3 mph going onshore. The swell is a modest 3 ft from the SW at a very long 18 seconds and the combined energy jumps to a solid 770. This is that rare moment in the forecast where the wind is light enough to give you a chance of a clean-ish wave. That long-period SW groundswell will wrap into The Fort reef nicely, but don't expect much size. It's the one morning I'd mark on the calendar.
Other than that, it's slim pickings. Friday the 5th and Saturday the 6th have similar small swell, but the onshore wind returns, making it choppy again. And as we push into the second week, things just get smaller. The waves fade away, and the wind stays a problem.
So, to put it bluntly, The Fort is a no-go zone for most of the next two weeks. The only real highlight is that Thursday morning, 4th of September, with light winds. For everything else, save your wax and wait for a better forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 171 | 130 | 125 | 161 | 155 | 121 | 104 | 124 | 251 | 227 | 296 | 383 | 607 | 429 | 502 | 489 | 318 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.73m | 10:54AM1.39m | 9:30PM1.75m | 11:18AM1.43m | 10:11PM1.75m | 11:42AM1.47m | 10:52PM1.73m | 12:06PM1.53m | 11:34PM1.67m | 12:31PM1.60m | 00:19AM1.59m | 12:57PM1.67m | 1:08AM1.49m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM-0.00m | 4:00PM0.82m | 4:41AM-0.03m | 4:36PM0.74m | 5:11AM-0.03m | 5:11PM0.65m | 5:39AM0.01m | 5:48PM0.55m | 6:08AM0.09m | 6:26PM0.45m | 6:37AM0.21m | 7:08PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 145 | 171 | 130 | 125 | 161 | 155 | 121 | 104 | 98 | 91 | 227 | 296 | 86 | 607 | 429 | 502 | 489 | 318 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 4 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 102 | 98 | 99 | 11 | 89 | 50 | 109 | 74 | 74 | 128 | 58 | 55 | 383 | 15 | 15 | 105 | 74 | 9 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 16 | W 16 | S 13 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 20 | 45 | 82 | 48 | 52 | 71 | 38 | 39 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 31 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 19 | 20 | 49 | 34 | 62 | 13 | 31 | 124 | 251 | 63 | 119 | 180 | 94 | 177 | 306 | 217 | 145 | 207 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 203 | 0 | 29 | 100 | 0 | 103 | 203 | 0 | 29 | 203 | 0 | 103 | 203 | 0 | 103 | 204 | 100 |
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The above surf forecast table for The Fort provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at The Fort can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Fort surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Fort) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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