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Goat Rock ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Goat Rock Surf Forecast / California – Sonoma County / USA

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 15 pm Wednesday 15 Feb 2012

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

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Wave Energy Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 3.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.0
WNW
1.6
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3.0
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4.0
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6.0
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5.5
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
Period (s) (?) 15 14 14 14 13 16 15 14 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 12 12 12
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

(?)
Max-energy 4734 2342 1796 1519 1326 1278 3424 2907 4918 6813 15900 12593 8844 5373 3194 2442 1649 1269
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW 20
NNW 5
NNW 20
WNW 20
NNW 10
NW 20
WNW 20
NW 30
NW 35
NW 25
NW 15
NW 25
NW 20
NNW 5
WNW 10
WNW 15
NNW 10
NNW
Wind State (?) cross cross-
off
glass cross-
on
cross cross cross-
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cross cross cross cross cross cross cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Goat Rock blow from the NE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
1.22

5:27AM
1.81

7:51PM
1.32
6:33AM
1.82

8:43PM
1.41
7:33AM
1.84

9:26PM
1.50
8:28AM
1.85

10:04PM
1.56
9:17AM
1.82

10:38PM
1.60
10:03AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)

11:23PM
0.83
12:55PM
-0.03

12:40AM
0.82

1:53PM
-0.09
1:45AM
0.76

2:42PM
-0.13
2:41AM
0.68

3:25PM
-0.13
3:30AM
0.59

4:03PM
-0.09

4:14AM
0.51
 

Note: the tide data above is for Fort Ross, California which is 14 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Goat Rock. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Goat Rock sea temperature is 10.9 °C (Statistics for 15 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 11.8 max: 13.5 min: 10.3 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night) Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning) Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night) Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning)
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Rain (mm) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C 13 9 15 15 12 16 15 12 10 9 7 11 11 9 11 12 10 15
Low °C 10 8 12 13 11 14 13 8 9 7 6 10 10 9 10 10 9 12
Chill °C (?) 11 6 15 14 10 15 14 10 6 5 4 8 8 6 10 11 9 14
Sunrise - - 7:01 - - 7:01 - - 6:58 - - 6:58 - - 6:56 - - 6:56
Sunset 17:50 - - 17:51 - - 17:52 - - 17:52 - - 17:53 - - 17:54 - -
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The above surf forecast table for Goat Rock provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Goat Rock can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Goat Rock 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 (Goat Rock) 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).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Goat Rock may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Goat Rock is 30 km (19 miles) from the city of Windsor. If you plan a vacation in Sonoma County, look for hotels and other accommodation in Windsor. Windsor has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.