Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.51° N 123.25° W

The Fort WaveFinder

Issued: 4 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Fort sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 11 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, NW swell with 2,689 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s 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 Tuesday (Oct 06) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m 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 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Tue 6th Oct)2ft (0.6m) 14s
Best Surf11PM (Sun 11th Oct)5ft (1.6m) 11s
Most Powerful 2AM (Sun 11th Oct)11ft (3.5m) 10s

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


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