The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 07 May 2026 PDT
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The Fort surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Fort sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Fort today?

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
20
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
206
203
196
196
153
148
140
93
91
91
65
115
169
131
129
405
362
251
131
104
207
220
396
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:58AM1.47m
5:15PM1.19m
2:52AM1.38m
6:03PM1.22m
3:57AM1.30m
6:42PM1.28m
Low Tide
9:35AM-0.04m
9:53PM0.99m
10:29AM0.01m
11:17PM0.93m
11:23AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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8:09
8:10
8:12
Temp °C
11
10
11
15
15
14
12
10
9
9
11
16
18
18
14
11
11
11
14
18
18
19
15
12
10
9
10
13
11
9
8
7
6
5
8
11
12
12
9
7
7
7
11
14
14
14
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
13
1.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
210
206
203
196
196
153
148
140
93
91
91
65
42
42
77
109
110
93
57
106
92
97
128
218
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WNW
12
Energy kJ
17
127
125
125
95
92
89
88
87
61
61
44
42
45
41
82
109
32
71
70
104
86
159
162
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
162
12
13
16
15
14
13
13
51
53
52
51
49
50
50
40
34
111
113
131
97
98
102
161
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
7
0.6
W
6
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
Energy kJ
58
41
57
22
41
46
46
30
42
37
47
115
169
131
129
405
362
251
36
74
207
220
396
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
83
204
203
203
135
0
181
0
204
204
203
203
100
0
0
0
103
204
204
117
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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