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The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 12 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
11.6° 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 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 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. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
314 | 308 | 198 | 505 | 171 | 171 | 189 | 236 | 256 | 251 | 704 | 411 | 341 | 336 | 1224 | 545 | 469 | 936 | 508 | 567 | 595 | 606 | 1480 | 1101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:45AM1.20m | 8:16PM1.59m | 8:55AM1.24m | 8:47PM1.71m | 10:00AM1.29m | 9:21PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.25m | 2:58AM0.18m | 2:34PM0.37m | 3:41AM-0.05m | 3:17PM0.49m | 4:25AM-0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:16 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 314 | 308 | 198 | 171 | 121 | 121 | 189 | 236 | 256 | 251 | 130 | 411 | 341 | 118 | 319 | 545 | 469 | 531 | 175 | 264 | 173 | 171 | 606 | 454 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | W 20 | W 20 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 174 | 171 | 171 | 2 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 138 | 134 | 125 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 336 | 132 | 87 | 148 | 138 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 169 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | W 14 | W 15 | SW 19 | W 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 92 | 54 | 51 | 80 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | 505 | 83 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 62 | 704 | 141 | 142 | 306 | 1224 | — | — | 936 | 508 | 567 | 595 | 606 | 1480 | 1101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 60 | 204 | 204 | 100 | 87 | 100 | 181 | 181 | 204 | 204 | 206 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 103 | 203 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 |
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