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The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Fort today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 11AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
1338 | 1103 | 918 | 797 | 770 | 593 | 505 | 436 | 408 | 377 | 395 | 540 | 646 | 751 | 686 | 778 | 758 | 749 | 581 | 543 | 536 | 557 | 437 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.17m | 8:57PM1.73m | 10:39AM1.21m | 9:27PM1.74m | 11:31AM1.25m | 9:56PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.05m | 2:47PM0.58m | 4:07AM-0.07m | 3:29PM0.71m | 4:44AM-0.14m | 4:11PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 1338 | 1103 | 918 | 797 | 770 | 593 | 505 | 436 | 408 | 326 | 269 | 214 | 646 | 751 | 686 | 778 | 758 | 749 | 581 | 543 | 536 | 557 | 437 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 245 | 223 | 214 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 377 | 395 | 540 | 173 | 173 | 166 | 126 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 65 | 89 | 125 | 95 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | W 24 | W 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 21 | SW 21 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 91 | 151 | 134 | 131 | 127 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 113 | 56 | 71 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 240 | 135 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 103 | 107 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 60 | 84 | 203 | 29 |
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