The Fort Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut to it—this stretch ahead at The Fort is a mixed bag. Water’s sitting about 54°, which is a couple degrees colder than usual for this time of year, so you’ll want the thicker suit.

The pattern starts off weak. Sunday morning, August 2nd, there’s a cross-shore breeze with swell around 5ft out of the WNW at 10 seconds. It’s marginal at best, the tide’s likely messing with it, and the energy’s only moderate (461). The surface is chopped, so don’t bother. Sunday afternoon gets worse—wind picks up to 15 mph from the NW, swell bumps to about 6ft but the period drops to 8 seconds, and it’s a lumpy cross-chop mess. Leave it.

Monday the 3rd has a tiny window early. Swell drops to around 4ft and the wind goes almost glassy—5 mph from the SW. Still undersized and tide’s questionable, so maybe a grovel for the keen, but don’t hold your breath. Tuesday through Friday the swell stays under 3ft, with periods all over the place. There’s a bit of energy around Thursday the 13th, but the afternoon brings a 19 mph cross-shore from the NW with 6ft of short-period junk. That’s more of a kitesurfing day than a surfing day.

Now, here’s the standout. Sunday morning, August 9th. Swell builds to 7ft out of the NW with a 10-second period, and the energy jumps way up—1475, that’s proper strong. Wind is light from the W, just a little cross-on, so it should hold shape. This is getting into the bigger range, so it’s for experienced surfers only. The reef should handle it, but watch the tide. That morning is your best bet of the whole stretch. The afternoon backs off to around 5ft and the wind picks up, so don’t sleep in.

After that, it’s mostly small and marginal through the second week. There’s a bit of a pulse around the 15th and 16th, but nothing over 3ft, mostly long-period SW swells that’ll just line up with no push. The energy readings stay moderate (400–500 range), but that’s not enough. Light winds and clean-ish conditions are there, but the swell just isn’t doing the work.

Overall, the surf’s promising but inconsistent for the next couple weeks. The one standout is that Sunday the 9th morning—get on it if you can. The rest is a waiting game. Forecasts can change, but right now, that’s the call.

Stay wet,
Rusty

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