The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 25 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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Fort today?

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 7PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)--
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (25 May)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
2.4
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
0.7
W
20
0.7
WNW
20
0.9
WNW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
236
238
241
350
372
627
857
2297
2234
2140
4245
1465
1256
1000
966
2037
680
656
487
396
377
395
540
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:52PM1.66m
8:31AM1.15m
8:26PM1.70m
9:39AM1.17m
8:57PM1.73m
10:39AM1.21m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.28m
2:40AM0.20m
2:02PM0.43m
3:27AM0.05m
2:47PM0.58m
4:07AM-0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:25
8:27
8:28
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
10
12
15
15
14
13
11
9
11
13
16
15
15
12
11
10
10
13
15
11
11
9
9
7
5
7
8
7
7
7
6
5
8
11
13
11
10
9
10
8
8
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
Energy kJ
273
236
133
241
350
372
627
857
248
251
251
1752
1465
1256
1000
966
857
138
138
487
396
314
263
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
23
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
W
20
0.7
WNW
20
0.9
WNW
18
Energy kJ
192
189
238
125
82
273
242
248
7
7
7
248
245
223
214
167
138
11
42
136
134
377
395
540
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
WNW
22
0.4
WNW
21
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
19
18
99
99
50
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
91
151
134
131
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
3
3
44
97
191
288
2297
2234
2140
4245
2037
680
656
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
4
4
5
2
1
9
4
1
4
1
4
4
2
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
15
204
61
181
156
156
204
206
265
368
206
204
206
0
12
60
289
1696
100
0
0
0
0
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
3
4
9
9
3
2
9
7
4
4
4
9
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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