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The Fort surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA
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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
11.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Fort today?
The current surf forecast for The Fort at 8AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Fort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | |
629 | 615 | 512 | 612 | 847 | 1010 | 1276 | 1339 | 1432 | 3499 | 1242 | 1575 | 1436 | 1307 | 1204 | 2203 | 511 | 372 | 308 | 302 | 316 | 473 | 250 | 1280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:01PM1.37m | 10:40PM1.98m | 12:59PM1.39m | 11:26PM1.99m | 1:56PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM-0.42m | 4:48PM0.73m | 5:58AM-0.52m | 5:37PM0.81m | 6:49AM-0.55m | 6:31PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
169 | 167 | 215 | 210 | 201 | 207 | 103 | 103 | 82 | 1340 | 1242 | 78 | 47 | 1307 | 45 | 822 | 511 | 372 | 308 | 302 | 67 | 67 | 250 | 464 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | W 19 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | W 16 |
150 | 158 | 160 | 148 | 142 | 103 | 7 | — | — | 81 | 80 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 61 | 101 | 132 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
— | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 31 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 43 | 25 | 16 | 42 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | NW 10 |
629 | 615 | 512 | 612 | 847 | 1010 | 1276 | 1339 | 1432 | 3499 | — | 1575 | 1436 | — | 1204 | 2203 | — | — | — | — | 316 | 473 | 88 | 1280 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 204 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 0 | 103 | 203 | 206 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 203 | 204 | 203 | 0 |
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