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The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Fort today?
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 5AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | W 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
104 | 84 | 164 | 126 | 120 | 84 | 104 | 155 | 157 | 127 | 183 | 318 | 177 | 159 | 150 | 163 | 215 | 210 | 192 | 198 | 149 | 189 | 238 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:18PM1.40m | 6:07AM1.40m | 8:03PM1.48m | 7:24AM1.35m | 8:41PM1.56m | 8:33AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.71m | 1:11PM-0.02m | 2:01AM0.53m | 2:03PM0.06m | 2:55AM0.34m | 2:47PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 78 | 84 | 164 | 126 | 91 | 13 | 104 | 155 | 157 | 127 | 183 | 318 | 177 | 159 | 150 | 163 | 215 | 210 | 192 | 198 | 149 | 189 | 238 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 104 | 51 | 82 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 58 | 57 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 79 | 77 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 59 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 50 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 22 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 154 | 114 | 120 | 84 | — | 21 | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | 20 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 93 | 102 | — | 93 | 112 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 60 | 204 | 204 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 204 | 1102 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 83 | 204 |
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