The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Fort today?

The current surf forecast for The Fort at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)--
Afternoon (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
1
3
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.6
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
0.8
W
1.4
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
2.2
NW
1.3
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)111111118881071010101010101010106910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)287344441418291469515128208611563141913944373259673181251861037112910611026901
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
1.48
12:33AM
1.77
1:39PM
1.38
1:08AM
1.81
2:45PM
1.28
1:49AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
0.34
7:14AM
-0.08
7:04PM
0.51
8:05AM
-0.13
7:45PM
0.67
9:03AM
-0.13
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:15-------7:13-------7:11-
Sunset-7:23-------7:24-------7:25------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C2323191816131419191711911121216161511999915
Feels °C (?)212117151391114131164799131196446511
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