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The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
12.2° 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 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
WSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.3
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)138881315141212121212121111111010101015151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120142165183114174322567672661579480384307297279254551332315112110155167
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
1.89
2:58PM
1.31
1:23AM
1.83
4:08PM
1.28
2:20AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
0.73
7:52AM
-0.38
7:34PM
0.84
8:50AM
-0.34
8:38PM
0.91
9:54AM
-0.25
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:30-------6:28-------6:26---
Sunset-------7:53-------7:54-------7:54
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----63222-11-1-1--------
Temp. °C121111121213121212111111121413111010101011121312
Feels °C (?)10878710111210998101211887881010108
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