The Fort Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.6° 

The Fort surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


The Fort surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, NW swell with 1,292 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 1.8m and 7s 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 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Wed 8th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 18s
Best Surf 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 8s
Most Powerful11PM (Thu 9th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Fort over the next 16 days.


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