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The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 17 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Fort today?
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 12PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | |
2930 | 2886 | 2748 | 2748 | 1411 | 3031 | 3067 | 2203 | 511 | 372 | 328 | 260 | 870 | 418 | 250 | 1145 | 402 | 325 | 304 | 800 | 789 | 917 | 817 | 690 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.39m | 11:26PM1.99m | 1:56PM1.39m | 00:15AM1.95m | 2:54PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM-0.52m | 5:37PM0.81m | 6:49AM-0.55m | 6:31PM0.86m | 7:41AM-0.51m | 7:31PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
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Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 1150 | 1176 | 1081 | 1121 | 46 | 1284 | 1183 | 838 | 511 | 372 | 328 | 260 | 316 | 67 | 250 | 410 | 402 | 325 | 304 | 800 | 789 | 43 | 817 | 690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 103 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 67 | 61 | 101 | 132 | 201 | 256 | 225 | 42 | 41 | 22 | 43 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | — | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 43 | 33 | 16 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 2930 | 2886 | 2748 | 2748 | 1411 | 3031 | 3067 | 2203 | — | — | — | — | 870 | 418 | 66 | 1145 | — | — | — | — | 755 | 917 | 815 | 537 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 103 | 0 | 103 | 203 | 204 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 83 | 204 | 29 | 0 |
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